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进去

jìn qù
HSK 3.0 Level 2 Verb Very common

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Definitions

  1. 1. to go in

Word relationships

Counterparts

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进来
jìn lái

to come in

Motion toward speaker vs. away from speaker. 进来 = come in (toward speaker), 进去 = go in (away from speaker).

Register variants

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进入
jìn rù

to enter

Formal or written counterpart to 进去 for entering a place or stage.

Usage notes

Collocations

As a directional complement after a verb, e.g., 放进去 (put in), it must follow the verb, not precede it.

Common mistakes

Commonly confused with 进来: 进去 means movement away from the speaker, 进来 means movement toward the speaker.

Example Sentences

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你可以 进去 吗？
Can you go in?
他在门前踌躇，不敢 进去 。
He hesitated at the door, not daring to enter.
插 进去 !
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9833788)
让我 进去 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 333350)

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Words Containing 进去

督进去
dū jìn qù

to thrust inside

听不进去
tīng bù jìn qu

not to listen

Child Words of 进去

去
qù

to go

进
jìn

to go forward