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Expressing 'to come in' with 进来 (jìnlái)
Actions & Events
Direction & Movement
Structure
Verb + 进来 / 进来 + (了)
Explanation
进来 (jìnlái) means "to come in" or "to enter" and indicates movement from outside to inside toward the speaker. It is a directional complement that can follow verbs to specify the direction of the action.
Examples
快进来吧，外面下雨了。
Kuài jìnlái ba, wàimiàn xià yǔ le.
Come in quickly, it's raining outside.
他从门口走进来，手里拿着一束花。
Tā cóng ménkǒu zǒu jìnlái, shǒu lǐ ná zhe yí shù huā.
He walked in from the doorway, holding a bouquet of flowers.
请进来坐，不用脱鞋。
Qǐng jìnlái zuò, bú yòng tuō xié.
Please come in and have a seat — no need to take off your shoes.