进去 (jìn qù) — to go in; to enter | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

进去 emphasizes the direction of movement inward into a place, often after another verb (走进去, 跑进去). Use it for entering away from the speaker; 进来 is for entering toward the speaker, while 进 is neutral.

verb

to go into enter

Examples

进去。
Wǒ men jìn qù kàn diàn yǐng ba.
Let's go in and watch a movie.
进去。
Mā ma ràng wǒ jìn qù shuì jiào.
Mom told me to go in and sleep.
进去，进去。
Tā jìn qù le, wǒ yě jìn qù le.
He went in, and I went in too.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

进jìnto go in

去qùgo away

进 “to go in” is extended by 去 “go away”, giving motion into a place.

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.