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The Chinese word jinlai - 进来 - jìnlái
(to come in in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
jìnlái
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English translations
to come in, in,
to get in, to enter
Chinese characters:
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进来 ( jinlai / jìnlái ) in traditional characters
進來
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 进来 ( jinlai / jìnlái ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Qing jinlai zuo.
Qǐng jìnlai zuò.– English translation: Please come in and sit down.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to enter | to come to
进来 ( jinlai / jìnlái ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 525)
进来 ( jinlai / jìnlái ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 525)
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