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进城

jìn chéng · jin cheng

Traditional 進城

Meaning

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  1. to go to town
  2. to enter a big city (to live or work)
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Grandma comes to town

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，奶奶(nǎinai)明天(míngtiān)要(yào)进城(jìnchéng)来(lái)看(kàn)我们(wǒmen)。

    Dengdeng, Grandma is coming into town to see us tomorrow.

  2. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！她(tā)住(zhù)在(zài)乡下(xiāngxia)，一年(yīnián)进城(jìnchéng)几次(jǐcì)？

    Great! She lives in the countryside. How many times a year does she come to town?

  3. Liangliang

    只有(zhǐyǒu)两三次(liǎngsāncì)。她(tā)每次(měicì)进城(jìnchéng)都(dōu)带(dài)很多(hěnduō)东西(dōngxi)。

    Only two or three times. She brings lots of things every time.

  4. Dengdeng

    这次(zhècì)她(tā)带(dài)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    What did she bring this time?

  5. Liangliang

    一(yī)大(dà)袋(dài)苹果(píngguǒ)，她(tā)自己(zìjǐ)拿(ná)上(shàng)了(le)公交车(gōngjiāochē)。

    A big bag of apples. She carried it onto the bus herself.

  6. Dengdeng

    奶奶(nǎinai)进城(jìnchéng)，我们(wǒmen)家(jiā)的(de)苹果(píngguǒ)能(néng)吃(chī)到(dào)明年(míngnián)了(le)！

    With Grandma in town, our apples will last until next year!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)一(yí)大(dà)早(zǎo)就(jiù)进(jìn)城(chéng)办(bàn)事(shì)，傍(bàng)晚(wǎn)才(cái)回(huí)来(lái)。

He went into town early in the morning to take care of business and only came back in the evening.

02

很(hěn)多(duō)年(nián)轻(qīng)人(rén)进(jìn)城(chéng)打(dǎ)工(gōng)，村(cūn)里(lǐ)只(zhǐ)剩(shèng)下(xià)老(lǎo)人(rén)和(hé)孩(hái)子(zi)。

Many young people go to the city to work, leaving only the elderly and children in the village.

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