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走进 (zǒu jìn) — to walk into (a place); to enter (a figurative situation, phase, etc.)

Definition

A verb-object compound meaning 'to walk into / enter'. Pairs with a PLACE (走进教室) for literal movement, or with an abstract noun (走进新时代) for entering a phase or situation. Plain alternative to the more literary 进入.

verb
to walk into (a place)to enter (a figurative situation, phase, etc.)

Examples

  • 走进。
    Tā màn màn zǒu jìn le jiào shì.
    He slowly walked into the classroom.
  • 走进。
    Wǒ men yì qǐ zǒu jìn le xīn shí dài.
    We entered a new era together.
  • 走进？
    Nǐ yuàn yì zǒu jìn zhè zuò huā yuán ma?
    Would you like to walk into this garden?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

走zǒuwalk
进jìnin

走 means to walk and 进 points inward, so the word means to walk into a place.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original shape showed a running man, with a foot added later.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 進; 进 is its simplified writing.

  • 辵辵chuòwalk
  • 隹隹zhuīshort-tail bird

The traditional form 進 pairs 辵 (walk) with 隹 (short-tail bird): the picture showed moving forward because a bird can only walk forward, not backward. The simplified 进 is a later shorthand.

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