进入 jìnrù to enter
to enter; to join; to go into
How to remember 进入: 进 enter + 入 enter = to enter.
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How it is used
- The formal, written counterpart of plain 进, meaning to enter.
- Common with abstract or figurative destinations: 进入市场 (enter the market), 进入状态 (get into the zone), 进入角色 (get into character).
- Plain 进 is what you use for ordinary physical entering in speech: 进房间 (come into the room).
- Reach for 进入 in writing, news, or formal speech about stages, markets, or states.
Example sentences
- 当我进入那个房间的时候，她正在弹钢琴。 Dāng wǒ jìnrù nàge fángjiān de shíhòu, tā zhèngzài tángāngqín.When I entered the room, she was playing the piano.
- 你无权进入那里。 Nǐ wúquán jìnrù nàlǐ.You are not authorized to enter there.
- 人类已经进入21世纪。 Rénlèi yǐjing jìnrù èrshíyī shìjì.Mankind has entered the twenty first century.