入 (jap6 | ru4) : enter

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入

jap6

ru4

[1] [v] enter; come/go in(to) [2] [v] join; come into the company of [3] [v] arrive at; reach [4] [v] put in [5] receipts; income [6] [v] get out of sight; disappear [7] [v] get (inside, picked, elected, etc.) [8] [v] agree with; conform to [9] one of the four tones of a character

Stroke count: 2

Level: 1

Radical: 入 (#11)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

入

Don't confuse with:
人八儿

This word has been viewed 25357 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Apr 2010 20:50

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乘虛而入 sing4 heoi1 ji4 jap6 cheng2 xu1 er2 ru4 = to enter by exploiting a weak spot; to take advantage of a lapse

量入為出 loeng4 jap6 wai4 ceot1 liang2 ru4 wei2 chu1 = to assess one's income and spend accordingly; to live within one's means; You can only spend what you earn.

入去 jap6 heoi3 ru4 qu4 = to enter; go in 粵

入面 jap6 min6 ru4 mian4 = inside, indoors

入口 jap6 hau2 ru4 kou3 = entrance; [粵] to put (food) into the mouth

進入 zeon3 jap6 jin4 ru4 = to enter

入便 jap6 bin6 = inside 粵

入油 jap6 jau4*2 = to refuel 粵

收入 sau1 jap6 shou1 ru4 = income; earnings; revenue

加入 gaa1 jap6 jia1 ru4 = to add in; to join in; to participate; to mix in; to pour in
See all 245 compounds (CantoDict reports 253 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 23 examples containing 入

我要入票粵
I need to cash a cheque.
[Definitely Canto! Not sure whether or not it's Mando too...]

份報紙喺盒入便粵
The newspaper is in the box.
[Lit. the newspaper at box inside]

支筆唔喺盒入便粵
The pencil is not in the box.
[Lit. [counter] pencil not at box inside]

你想入幾多油啊？粵
How much gas (petrol) do you want to put in?

佢用把刀插入個員工粵
He used a knife to stab the worker.
[lit. he use [counter] knife enter-in [counter] worker. Std. Chinese: 他用一把利刀刺入一位員工]

可惜那天限於時間，我們沒有就這個問題作深入的交談。國
Unfortunately, owing to the lack of time that day, we weren't able to discuss this problem in depth.

如果你唔忙嘅話，你可唔可以幫我搬呢個櫃入去間房。粵
If you're not too busy, could you help me move this dressor into the bedroom?

跟我入去我間實驗室。你睇吓我嘅雷射。粵
Follow me into my lab and take a look at my laser.

入得嘅就入粵
If you can put it in, put it in.

車站入閘後及車廂內，嚴禁飲食
Eating or drinking is not allowed on trains, or in the paid areas of stations.
[MTR announcement]

擸埋啲碎銀塞入櫃桶粵
Grab the coins and shove them into the drawer.

囉條繩緙住唔畀人入去粵
Encircle it with ropes to bar people from entry.

你身高只有五呎九﹐想入籃球隊𠍁水啲噃。粵
Your height of five-foot-nine is not tall enough to enter the basketball team.

佢將我傳畀佢嘅波頭槌入龍門粵
I passed the ball to him and he scored with a header
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,120703]

請厾呢度入網址查詢粵
Please click here to access the website for information.

呢嚿肉鬼咁韌嚙極都唔入粵
This piece of meat is too tough. I just cannot bite on it.

佢已經練到出神入化的境界
He has already attained the level of perfection through training.

當世界語啱啱傳入中國嗰陣粵 ?!
When Esperanto had just been introduced to China...
[Lit. When Esperanto just-now introduced China that-time]

我想等陣去銀行幫人哋入票粵
I want to go to the bank in a moment to cash a cheque.

佢頭先話畀我聽佢想等陣去銀行幫人哋入票粵
He told me he wanted to go to the bank soon to cash a cheque for someone.
[頭先 implies 10 or 20 minutes ago; contrast with 啱啱 which implies a few seconds ago.]

我等陣想去銀行幫人哋入票粵
I'll want to go to the bank to cash a cheque for someone soon.
[Shouldn't be parsed as 我等陣(我哋) but as 我等陣]

四月尾忽然間落場大雪，真係「未食五月粽，寒衣唔入籠」！粵
It suddenly snowed during the end of April. "Until it's time to eat Dragon Boat Festival's dumplings, don't put away your warm clothes," as they say!
[未食五月粽寒衣唔入籠 is a Cantonese saying. There are variations used by Mandarin and other dialects.]

酒入愁腸，愁更愁！
Idiom: Alcohol cannot cure our pain and sadness.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 入
Unicode code for this character: U+5165 (off-site link)

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