进进出出

進進出出

jìnjìnchūchū

verb #12,865

Meanings

1 to go in and out repeatedly; to come and go

Characters

to enter; to go in

to exit; to go out

Examples

人们进进出出，大厅里很热闹。

Rénmen jìnjìnchūchū, dàtīng lǐ hěn rènao.

People were going in and out, and the lobby was very lively.

他进进出出忙了一整天。

Tā jìnjìnchūchū máng le yìzhěngtiān.

He was busy going in and out all day long.

Tips

grammar

This is an AABB reduplication pattern (进出 → 进进出出), which adds a sense of repetition and liveliness. Similar patterns: 来来往往, 上上下下, 反反复复.

Stroke Order

进 jìn

出 chū