Mandarin · 3 October 2026 · Directional Complements
走进来走進來
zǒu jìnláiPinyin
to walk in / to enter (towards the speaker)
verb phrase
A compound directional complement structure where '進來' indicates movement from the outside to the inside, specifically moving toward the physical location or perspective of the speaker.
In a sentence
我正坐在客厅地毯上收拾行李呢，房屋中介突然推开大门走进来了。
Wǒ zhèng zuò zài kètīng dǐtǎn shàng shōushí xínglǐ ne, fángwū zhōngjiè tūrán tuīkāi dàmén zǒu jìnlái le.
I was just sitting on the living room carpet packing my bags when the real estate agent suddenly pushed open the front door and walked in.
