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进 in Context

CONGRATULATIONS! 
The Character You Just Learned is Also a Common Word!

Usage 1 - "to enter": 

Sentence 

你进来了么? 

English: 

Did you come in?


*Sentence

进去后往右边走 

English: 

After you go in walk towards the right side. 


Usage 2 - "advancement":

*Sentence

往前一步是进,往后一步是退。 

English: 

One step forward is progression, one step back is regression. 

Top-Down Words:

退 tuì - decline, recede



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Comments   2

William Greene

Is there a typo in the first sentence? It sounds like they are saying "你进来了吗?“ but here it shows 么instead of 吗.

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Mandarin Blueprint

No typo, 么 and 吗 are interchangeable, it's just that 么 is more spoken.

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