开进

開進

kāijìn

verb #14,490

Meanings

1 to drive into
2 to march into
3 to advance into

Characters

to drive; to open; to operate

to enter; to advance; into

Examples

HSK 5

他把车开进了车库。

Tā bǎ chē kāijìn le chēkù.

He drove the car into the garage.

HSK 7-9

坦克开进了城市。

Tǎnkè kāijìn le chéngshì.

The tanks rolled into the city.

Tips

grammar

Directional complement structure: 开 (to drive / operate) + 进 (into). The same pattern works with other direction words: 开出 (drive out), 开过 (drive past), 开上 (drive up onto).

Stroke Order

开 kāi

进 jìn