HSK 1 · Coming & going

进来

jìn lai

to come in

Stroke order of 进来

2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

进 · 7 strokes 来 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

进 has the walking radical 辶 plus 井 well, stepping into the opening; 来 comes to you.

Parts: 进 enter + 来 come

The characters in 进来

进 jìn — to enter (7 strokes)
来 lái — to come (7 strokes)

Example sentence

请进来坐。

Please come in and sit down.

Words with 进

请进please come in 进to enter 进去to go in 进行to carry out 进入to enter 走进to walk into 前进to go forward; to advance 先进advanced 进步progress; to improve 进展progress; to make progress 进一步further 改进to improve 推进to push forward

Words with 来

起来to get up; to rise 来to come 来到to arrive; to come to 出来to come out 回来to come back 来自to come from 后来afterwards; later 原来originally; so it turns out 接下来next; following 越来越more and more 带来to bring 过来to come over 上来to come up 下来to come down 传来to come through (of sound or news)以来since 从来always; ever 本来originally

More words: Coming & going

来to come 去to go 回to return; to go back 出to go out; to exit 进to enter 来到to arrive; to come to 回到to return to 出来to come out 出去to go out 进去to go in 回来to come back 回去to go back 走to walk; to leave 走路to walk 跑to run 到to arrive; to reach

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