进口 jìnkǒu to import
to import; imported; entrance; inlet (for the intake of air, water etc)
How to remember 进口: 进 enter + 口 mouth (Kangxi radical 30) = to import.
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How it is used
- To import (goods) / imported - 进口汽车 (jìnkǒu qìchē) imported car; opposite is 出口 (chūkǒu, to export), 出口汽车 (chūkǒu qìchē) export cars.
- Same word literally means 'entrance/inlet' (进 enter + 口 mouth), e.g. an air intake, but the everyday trade sense dominates.
Example sentences
- 日本米市场禁止进口。 Rìběn mǐ shìchǎng jìnzhǐ jìnkǒu.Japan's rice market is closed to imports.
- 日本的石油依靠进口。 Rìběn de shíyóu yīkào jìnkǒu.Japan depends on other countries for oil.
- 他想要减少进口品的税。 Tā xiǎngyào jiǎnshǎo jìnkǒupǐn de shuì.He wanted to reduce the tax on imports.