进去 (jìnqù): to go in

Meanings

1 to go in
2 to enter

Characters

进

to go (away from speaker)

Examples

HSK 1

你先进去吧。

Nǐ xiān jìnqù ba.

You go in first.

HSK 1

我们进去看看。

Wǒmen jìnqù kànkan.

Let's go in and have a look.

HSK 2

门开着，你可以直接进去。

Mén kāi zhe, nǐ kěyǐ zhíjiē jìnqù.

The door is open; you can go straight in.

Tips

grammar

进去 implies movement away from the speaker into an enclosed space. Compare with 进来 (come in, toward the speaker).

Stroke Order

进 jìn

去 qù

Related Words

进 jìn HSK 1 #226

to enter / to advance

进来 jìnlái HSK 1 #478

to come in

回去 huíqu HSK 1 #427

to go back / to return (away from speaker)

去年 qùnián HSK 1 #1,469

last year

进入 jìnrù HSK 2 #600

to enter / to go into

进行 jìnxíng HSK 2 #519

to carry out / to proceed / to be underway

进展 jìnzhǎn HSK 3 #1,556

progress / to make progress / development

进步 jìnbù HSK 3 #2,935

progress / improvement / to improve