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导入 (dǎo rù) — to import (data or files); to introduce (a concept, process, or system)

Definition

A formal/written verb meaning 'to import' (data, files) or 'to introduce' (a concept, system). Note it overlaps with 进口 shìjìng (goods) but covers intangible content like data and ideas.

verb
to import (data or files)to introduce (a concept, process, or system)

Examples

  • 导入。
    Wǒ men xū yào bǎ zhè pī shù jù dǎo rù dào xīn xì tǒng lǐ.
    We need to import this batch of data into the new system.
  • 导入。
    Xīn zhèng cè dǎo rù le xiān jìn de guǎn lǐ lǐ niàn.
    The new policy introduced advanced management concepts.
  • 导入。
    Zhè ge ruǎn jiàn néng dǎo rù gè zhǒng gé shì de wén jiàn.
    This software can import files in various formats.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

导dǎolead
入rùenter

导 'lead' plus 入 'enter' gives the sense of bringing data in.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 導; 导 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
寸寸cùnhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
道
道dào導
Same sound today

The traditional form 導 pairs 道 (path) as the sound part with 寸 (hand), giving the sense of leading someone. The simplified 导 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 导 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

Open 入 →
Appears in
Computers & Internet

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