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进口

jìn kǒu · jin kou

Traditional 進口

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to import
  2. imported
  3. entrance
  4. inlet (for the intake of air, water etc)
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Flying fruit

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)车厘子(chēlízi)是(shì)进口(jìnkǒu)的(de)，一斤(yījīn)五十块(wǔshíkuài)。

    These cherries are imported. They are fifty yuan for half a kilo.

  2. Liangliang

    这么(zhème)贵(guì)！国产(guóchǎn)的(de)呢(ne)？

    So expensive! What about the domestic ones?

  3. Dengdeng

    国产(guóchǎn)的(de)便宜(piányi)，可是(kěshì)进口(jìnkǒu)的(de)更(gèng)甜(tián)。

    Domestic ones are cheaper, but imported ones are sweeter.

  4. Liangliang

    进口(jìnkǒu)的(de)要(yào)坐(zuò)飞机(fēijī)来(lái)，所以(suǒyǐ)贵(guì)吗(ma)？

    Imported ones have to come by plane, so they are expensive?

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，它们(tāmen)坐(zuò)飞机(fēijī)，比(bǐ)我(wǒ)坐(zuò)得(de)还(hái)多(duō)。

    Right. They take planes even more than I do.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)里(lǐ)一(yì)排(pái)都(dōu)是(shì)进(jìn)口(kǒu)面(miàn)料(liào)欧(ōu)版(bǎn)的(de)西(xī)装(zhuāng)。

The suits in this row are all made of imported European fabric.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)公(gōng)司(sī)主(zhǔ)要(yào)做(zuò)进(jìn)口(kǒu)货(huò)物(wù)的(de)生(shēng)意(yì)。

That company deals mainly in imported goods.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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