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开进 (kāi jìn) — to drive into (a place); to sail into (a harbor, etc.); to move in (a vehicle) to a location

Definition

A separable verb: a vehicle enters a place under its own power — drive into, sail into. Direction is inward; pair with 进, not 入 (more literary).

verb
to drive into (a place)to sail into (a harbor, etc.)to move in (a vehicle) to a location

Examples

  • 开进。
    Huǒ chē màn màn kāi jìn le chē zhàn.
    The train slowly moved into the station.
  • 开进。
    Wǒ men de chuán chéng gōng kāi jìn le gǎng kǒu.
    Our ship successfully sailed into the harbor.
  • 开进，。
    Nà liàng huò chē méi kāi jìn cāng kù, tíng zài mén kǒu le.
    That truck didn't drive into the warehouse; it stopped at the door.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

开kāidrive
进jìnenter

drive and enter combine to mean move into a place.

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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 開; 开 is its simplified writing.

  • 門門méndoor
  • 一一yīlatch and/or wooden pole that shuts a door
  • 廾廾gǒnga pair of hands

The traditional form 開 shows 廾, a pair of hands, and 一, a latch or pole, inside 門, a door: hands opening a latched door. The simplified 开 is a shorthand form, so its parts are not the original pieces.

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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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