混入 (hùn rù) — to sneak into, to infiltrate (by blending in)

Definition

混入 highlights the act of joining a group unnoticed by blending in, rather than entering a physical place — closer to 'infiltrate' than to simple 'enter'. Usually implies deception or hidden intent.

verb
to sneak intoto infiltrate (by blending in)

Examples

  • 混入,。
    Tā shì tú hùn rù nà ge zǔ zhī, dàn méi yǒu chéng gōng.
    He tried to infiltrate that organization, but didn't succeed.
  • 混入,。
    Zhè xiē jiàn dié hùn rù le wǒ men de duì wu, wǒ men dé xiǎo xīn.
    These spies sneaked into our team; we need to be careful.
  • 混入。
    Bǎo ān jǐng gào shuō yǒu rén kě néng hùn rù huì chǎng.
    The security guard warned that someone might sneak into the venue.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

混hùnblend
入rùenter

混 means to blend and 入 means to enter, so the result is sneaking in unnoticed.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
昆
昆kūn混hùn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

混 pairs 氵 (water) on the left with 昆 on the right, which supplies the sound.

Open 混 →

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 →
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