引进

• Pinyin: yǐn jìn
• Hanzi breakdown: 引 = 弓 (bow) + 丨, to lead or bring; 进 = 辶 (movement radical) + 井 (well), to enter or advance

Meaning

To introduce; to bring in; to import. To adopt or incorporate something from outside — typically technology, talent, investment, or concepts.

Commonly used in business, technology, and policy contexts. 引进外资 means to attract foreign investment. 引进人才 means to recruit talented people from outside an organisation or country. 引进技术 means to import or adopt technology. Implies a deliberate effort to bring in something new or external to improve a system.

Examples

1. 这家工厂从国外引进了最新的生产设备。 This factory introduced the latest production equipment from abroad.
2. 为了提高竞争力，公司决定引进一批高端技术人才。 To improve competitiveness, the company decided to bring in a group of high-end technical talent.
3. 该地区正在积极引进外资，推动本地经济发展。 The region is actively attracting foreign investment to drive local economic development.

Usage Guide

Context: business, technology, policy

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 我们计划引进新技术来提高生产效率。(We plan to introduce new technology to improve production efficiency.)
• 政府鼓励企业引进海外先进经验和管理方法。(The government encourages companies to introduce advanced overseas experience and management methods.)

Don't Say

• 用'引进'来表示普通的拿东西进来 (Don't use 引进 to simply mean bringing a physical object inside — use 拿进来 for that; 引进 is reserved for introducing technology, talent, capital, or ideas from external sources)

Origin & History

A compound of 引 (to lead; to bring) and 进 (to enter; to advance). Together they describe the act of leading something in from outside.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal