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

坦克开进了城市。

Tǎnkè kāijìn le chéngshì.

The tanks rolled into the city.

他把车开进了车库。

Tā bǎ chē kāijìn le chēkù.

He drove the car into the garage.

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