How is 进 pronounced?

进 is pronounced “jìn” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 进?

进 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 进?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 进 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 2verb

进

Traditional: 進

jìn

进 (jìn) means “to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese character (traditional 進) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

Practice writing

Example

请进来吧。

Qǐng jìnlái ba.

Please come in.

Words containing 进

促进cù jìnto promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost 进行jìn xíngto advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute 改进gǎi jìnto improve; to make better; improvement 进入jìn rùto enter; to join; to go into 进步jìn bùprogress; improvement; to improve; to progress 进口jìn kǒuto import; imported; entrance; inlet (for the intake of air, water etc)进而jìn érand then; and thereby; and in turn 进攻jìn gōngto attack; to assault; to go on the offensive; attack; assault; offense (sports)进化jìn huàevolution 进展jìn zhǎnto make headway; to make progress 上进shàng jìnto make progress; to do better; fig. ambitious to improve oneself 进去jìn qùto go in

More HSK 2 vocabulary

HSK 2 →

白báisurname Bai 百bǎisurname Bai 帮助bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist 报纸bào zhǐnewspaper; newsprint 比bǐBelgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利时别biésurname Bie 宾馆bīn guǎnguesthouse; lodge; hotel 长chánglength; long; forever; always; constantly 唱歌chàng gēto sing a song 出chūto go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc 穿chuānto wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread 次cìnext in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time

Frequently asked questions

What does 进 mean?: 进 (jìn) means “to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 进 pronounced?: 进 is pronounced “jìn” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 进?: 进 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 进?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 进 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27