进城

進城

jìnchéng

verb #8,291

Meanings

1 to go into the city
2 to go to town

Characters

to enter; to advance

Examples

他每周六进城买东西。

Tā měi zhōuliù jìnchéng mǎi dōngxi.

He goes to town every Saturday to buy things.

农民工进城找工作。

Nóngmíngōng jìnchéng zhǎo gōngzuò.

Migrant workers go to the city to find work.

明天我们一起进城吧。

Míngtiān wǒmen yīqǐ jìnchéng ba.

Let's go into the city together tomorrow.

Tips

culture

进城 carries cultural weight in China — it often refers to rural people moving to cities for work or opportunity, a central theme in China's urbanization story.

Stroke Order

进 jìn

城 chéng