进出 (jìn chū) — to go in and out (of a place); (business) turnover, inflow and outflow (of goods or money)

Definition

进出 covers both directions at once — 'to go in and out' of a place, and by extension the 'inflow and outflow' of goods or money (e.g. daily turnover).

verb
to go in and out (of a place)(business) turnoverinflow and outflow (of goods or money)

Examples

  • 进出。
    Cóng hòu mén jìn chū hěn fāng biàn.
    Entering and exiting through the back door is very convenient.
  • 进出。
    Zhè jiā diàn měi tiān de jìn chū hěn dà.
    This shop's daily turnover is very large.
  • 进出。
    Cān guān zhě kě yǐ cóng zhèng mén jìn chū.
    Visitors can enter and exit through the main gate.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

进jìnenter
出chūexit

进 (enter) and 出 (exit) together describe movement in and out or business turnover.

Characters in this word

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

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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