进来

进来 jìnlai in a sentence

Come in

Full dictionary entry 13 sentences

进来 (jìnlai) means Come in. Below are 13 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

我可以 进来 吗?

Wǒ kěyǐ jìnlai ma?

May I come in?

Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 可以

请先敲门再 进来 。

Qǐng xiān qiāo mén zài jìnlái.

Please knock before coming in.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 敲

门开着,你 进来 吧。

Mén kāi zhe, nǐ jìnlai ba.

The door is open, come on in.

Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 着

狗在门外,它想 进来 。

Gǒu zài mén wài, tā xiǎng jìnlai.

The dog is outside the door; it wants to come in.

Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 它

他提着一筐苹果 进来 了。

Tā tízhe yì kuāng píngguǒ jìnlái le.

He came in carrying a basket of apples.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 筐

她端着一盘水果走了 进来 。

Tā duānzhe yì pán shuǐguǒ zǒu le jìnlái.

She came in carrying a plate of fruit.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 端

这条巷很窄,车开不 进来 。

Zhè tiáo xiàng hěn zhǎi, chē kāi bu jìnlái.

This lane is narrow and cars cannot get in.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 巷

工人把砖一块块搬了 进来 。

Gōngrén bǎ zhuān yí kuài kuài bān le jìnlái.

The workers carried the bricks in one by one.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 砖

他敞开窗户,让新鲜空气 进来 。

Tā chǎngkāi chuānghu, ràng xīnxiān kōngqì jìnlái.

He threw the window wide open to let fresh air in.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 敞开

他闯 进来 的时候大家都吓了一跳。

Tā chuǎng jìnlái de shíhou dàjiā dōu xià le yí tiào.

Everyone jumped when he burst in.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 闯

这些商品是通过非法渠道 进来 的。

Zhèxiē shāngpǐn shì tōngguò fēifǎ qúdào jìnlái de.

These goods came in through illegal channels.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 非法

这个山村交通闭塞,消息很难传 进来 。

Zhège shāncūn jiāotōng bìsè, xiāoxi hěn nán chuán jìnlái.

This mountain village is cut off and news barely reaches it.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 闭塞

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From the grammar library

请 进来 。

Qǐng jìnlái.

Please come in.

Grammar library · HSK 3 · Directional complements — 上来, 下去, 出来

Questions about 进来

How is 进来 used in a sentence?

This page shows 13 sentences using 进来 (jìnlai, "Come in"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

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