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进来 (jìn lái) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 2

进来 (jìn lái) is a Chinese word: come in. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 进来

动 dòng verb

come in

请进来坐。

qǐng jìn lái zuò

Please come in and sit down.

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Word breakdown

进 jìn — to enter, to go in

来 lái — toward the speaker (directional complement)

Structure & writing
1 进 jìn — to move forward (opposite of 退)

进 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 辶 chuò — walk/movement radical, indicating motion or walking
辶 is a component in 68 characters
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1.2 井 jǐng — well (a deep hole dug into the ground to draw water, often with brick or stone-lined walls)
井 is a component in 4 characters

Stroke order

2 来 lái — to come (toward the speaker), opposite of 去
来 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

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