进
jìn
进: getting hired and getting better are the same step
The picture A foot crosses one threshold: what was outside is now inside.
Where the picture shows up in 进
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step through the door
请进，坐吧。
qǐng jìn, zuò ba
Come in, have a seat.
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step inside an organization
我上个月刚进这家公司。
wǒ shàng ge yuè gāng jìn zhè jiā gōngsī
I joined this company last month.
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goods come in
这批货今天早上进来了。
zhè pī huò jīntiān zǎoshang jìn lái le
This shipment came in this morning.
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one step forward
他的中文进步很快。
tā de zhōngwén jìnbù hěn kuài
His Chinese is improving fast.
进步 is literally 'a step taken inward/forward'.
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go into the inner room
病人已经进手术室了。
bìngrén yǐjīng jìn shǒushùshì le
The patient has already gone into the operating room.