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进

jìn

Old HSK 2 HSK 3.0 character level 2 Character Traditional 進

进 (jìn) means "to go forward; to enter". It is an HSK 3.0 level 2 word, and was HSK 2 in the old six-level list.

What 进 means

1. to go forward
2. to advance
3. to go in
4. to enter
5. to put in
6. to submit
7. to take in
8. to admit
9. mathbase of a number system
10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound

Example sentences

• 进来
  Come in.
• 请进。
  Do come in, please.
• 进来！
  Come on in!
• 请进！
  Come in.
• 进来。
  Come in.
• 进攻！
  Attack!

Words starting with 进

• 进行jìn xíng(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway…
• 进入jìn rùto enter; to join; to go into
• 进去jìn qùto go in
• 进来jìn láito come in
• 进步jìn bùprogress; improvement; to improve; to progress
• 进口jìn kǒuto import; imported; entrance
• 进攻jìn gōngto attack; to assault; to go on the offensive
• 进展jìn zhǎnto make headway; to make progress
• 进而jìn érand then; and thereby; and in turn
• 进化jìn huàto evolve (biologically, technologically etc); evolution
• 进一步jìn yī bùto go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further
• 进门jìn ménto enter a door; to go in; to learn the basics of a subject
• 进程jìn chéngcourse of events; process; (computing) process (a running instance of a program)
• 进城jìn chéngto go to town; to enter a big city (to live or work)
• 进度jìn dùrate of progress
• 进军jìn jūn(military) to march; to advance; (fig.) to enter and compete in a new market, field…
• 进出jìn chūto enter and exit; to go in and out; inflow and outflow (of goods, vehicles, funds etc)
• 进修jìn xiūto undertake advanced studies; to take a refresher course
• 进球jìn qiúto score a goal; goal (sport)
• 进出口jìn chū kǒuimportation and exportation; import-export; access point…
• 进货jìn huòto acquire stock; to replenish stock
• 进食jìn shíto eat; to take food
• 进取jìn qǔto show initiative; to be a go-getter; to push forward with one's agenda
• 进驻jìn zhùto enter and garrison; (fig.) to establish a presence in

Words containing 进

• 促进cù jìnto promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost
• 改进gǎi jìnto improve; to make better; improvement
• 走进zǒu jìnto enter; to step into
• 先进xiān jìnsophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)
• 循序渐进xún xù jiàn jìnin sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally
• 上进心shàng jìn xīnambition; desire for self-improvement
• 前进qián jìnto go forward; to forge ahead; to advance
• 推进tuī jìnto impel; to carry forward; to push on
• 引进yǐn jìnto recommend; to introduce (from outside)
• 放进fàng jìnto put into
• 钻进zuān jìnto get into; to dig into (studies, job etc); to squeeze into
• 冲进chōng jìnto rush in; to charge in
• 行进xíng jìnto advance; forward motion
• 闯进chuǎng jìnto burst in
• 请进qǐng jìn"please come in"
• 激进jī jìnradical; extreme; extremist
• 民进Mín jìnChina Association for Promoting Democracy (abbr. for 中国民主促进会
• 插进chā jìnto insert; to stick in; to plug in (an electronic device)
• 增进zēng jìnto promote; to enhance; to further
• 踏进tà jìnto set foot in; to tread (in or on); to walk into
• 与时俱进yǔ shí jù jìnabreast of modern developments; to keep up with the times; progressive
• 迈进mài jìnto step in; to stride forward; to forge ahead
• 大跃进Dà yuè jìnGreat Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which…
• 跳进tiào jìnto plunge into; to jump into

Characters that look like 进

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 还háistill; still in progress; still more
• 述shù(bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate
• 违wéito disobey; to violate; to separate
• 迫pòto force; to compel; to approach or go towards
• 巡xúnto patrol; to make one's rounds; classifier for rounds of drinks
• 迭diéalternately; repeatedly

Sounds the same

Read jìn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 近near; close to; approximately
• 尽to use up; to exhaust; to end
• 禁to prohibit; to forbid
• 劲strength; energy; enthusiasm
• 浸to immerse; to soak; to steep
• 晋to move forward; to promote; to advance
• 靳martingale; stingy
• 妗wife of mother's brother
• 烬(bound form) cinders; ashes
• 觐(history) to have an audience with the Emperor
• 噤unable to speak; silent
• 缙red silk

Where 进 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Directions and Position (HSK 2), HSK 2 Characters · Set 7 (HSK 2), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 2 word, with the rest of its level.
• How characters are built from components.
• How to learn Chinese characters.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jìn correctly.
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