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Mandarin · pinyin jìn mén

to enter a door
to go in
to learn the basics of a subject
to join one's husband's household upon marriage

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進: jìn · advance, make progress, enter
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
进: jìn · advance, make progress, enter
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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4–2 · jin4 men2

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