进口

• 拼音: jìn kǒu
• 汉字拆解: 进 = 辶 (walk radical) + 井 (well) — to advance, enter + 口 = pictograph of an open mouth, also meaning opening or port

含义

To import; import (noun). Refers to bringing goods or products into a country from abroad.

Used as both a verb (to import) and a noun/adjective (imported). The opposite is 出口 (export). Very common in business, trade, and everyday conversation about foreign products. 进口的 is used as an attributive modifier meaning 'imported.'

例句

1. 中国每年从国外进口大量石油。
2. 这些水果都是进口的，价格比较贵。
3. 进口商品的质量不一定比国产的好。

用法指南

语境: trade, business, shopping

语气: informative

正确说法

• 这是进口的巧克力，味道很好。(This is imported chocolate; it tastes great.)
• 我们公司主要进口电子产品。(Our company mainly imports electronic products.)

错误说法

• 我进口了一个包 (进口 is for commercial trade, not personal purchases — say 我买了一个进口的包 for an imported bag you bought)

起源与历史

Formed from 进 (to enter, to advance) and 口 (mouth, opening/port), literally 'entering the port' — goods coming into the country.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal