jìnkǒu

进口

HSK 4Word · Verb · NounTraditional進口

enter port; import goods

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Meanings

3 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

(of a ship) to enter a port

technical

Specific maritime term for ships arriving at a harbor.

Huò货
lún轮
yù预
jì计
míng明
zǎo早
jìn进
kǒu口
 。

The freighter is scheduled to enter port tomorrow morning.

Tái台
fēng风
qī期
jiān间
 ，
suǒ所
yǒu有
chuán船
zhǐ只
jìn禁
zhǐ止
jìn进
kǒu口
 。

All ships are prohibited from entering port during the typhoon.

2.

verb

to import goods; to bring in foreign or external merchandise

Common economic and trade term.

Wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
zhǔ主
yào要
jìn进
kǒu口
ōu欧
zhōu洲
de的
jī机
xiè械
shè设
bèi备
 。

Our company mainly imports machinery and equipment from Europe.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
shuǐ水
guǒ果
shì是
jìn进
kǒu口
de的
 ，
suǒ所
yǐ以
bǐ比
jiào较
guì贵
 。

This fruit is imported, so it's more expensive.

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Guó国
jiā家
xiàn限
zhì制
le了
bù部
fèn分
shē奢
chǐ侈
pǐn品
de的
jìn进
kǒu口
 。

The country has restricted the import of some luxury goods.

3.

noun

entrance; doorway

informal

Often used with 儿化音 (erhua) in spoken language. Colloquial term for entrance.

Diàn电
yǐng影
yuàn院
jìn进
kǒu口
r儿
zài在
nà那
biān边
 。

The movie theater entrance is over there.

Qǐng请
cóng从
hòu后
jìn进
kǒu口
r儿
jìn进
rù入
 。

Please enter from the back entrance.