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

HSK 3

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.

HSK 5

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.

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