<p>The “进” part is called <a href="https://app.ninchanese.com/stage/grammar-lesson/91/99" rel="noreferrer">directional complement</a>.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Rather simply, as we do in English, you can add a directional word to the verb, to describe where the verb is going. The most common words to indicate a direction are:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>上, up and 下, down &lt;== notice how they kind of look like arrows?</li>
  <li>进, in and 出, out</li>
  <li>过, to cross over</li>
  <li>起, up</li>
  <li>回 to come back.</li>
  <li>到 (to arrive) to</li>
  </ul>
</blockquote>

<p>So, “搬进” is “move in/into”, “走出” is “walk out (of)”, “跑回” is “run back to”.</p>

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fefe
<p>Quote:- "...only 搬 is the verb in the sentence ‘我们搬进了一幢楼房’，but not ‘进’，what is the role of ‘进’ in the sentence?</p>

<p>搬进, (move in), is a "compound verb" -- i.e. a verb that is made up of multiple words.</p>

<p>In English, you have "I <em>believe in</em> you"; "His car <em>swerved and tumbled</em> <em>over</em>", "You need to <em>work on</em> your Chinese", :) </p>

<p>So, without the 进, your sentence would read 我们搬了一幢楼房, meaning, "We moved the building" </p>

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Wayne Cheah
<p>进 can be both verb or directional complement. It can be a verb if it's used alone. for example, if we say "我们进了一幢楼房", it means "we walked into the building". </p>

<p>But when it's used right after another verb, it's a directional complement, and it's used to clarify the direction of the verb in front of it. In the sentence "we move in the building", 搬 corresponds to "move", and "进" means "in". </p>

<p>Please let me know if you have further questions~</p>

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Haiyi Liu
<p>搬进 => 搬出
走出 => 走回
跑回 => 跑出</p>

<p>In this words,进,出 and 回 represent from where to where.
搬,走 and 跑 represent the action.</p>

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jizhihaoSAMA
<p>You could also say:</p>

<p>我们搬到了一幢楼房里面。or 我们搬进一幢楼房里面。</p>

<p>Seems somehow more complete with 到 --- 里面 </p>

<p>Wayne is completely correct, without 到 or 进 you'd be moving the building!</p>

<p>我们搬了一幢楼房！ </p>

<p>Superwoman EmmaXL!</p>

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Pedroski
<p>What's the structure of these words? 搬进、走出、跑回......</p>

<p>I think both 搬 and 进 can be verbs but when used together, it means 'move in'.</p>

<p>What's the relationship between the two characters in phrases like those? </p>

<p>For example, only 搬 is the verb in the sentence ‘我们搬进了一幢楼房’，but not ‘进’，what is the role of ‘进’ in the sentence?</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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What's the structure of this word / sentence? 搬进、走出、跑回
# What's the structure of this word / sentence? 搬进、走出、跑回

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-02-09)

What's the structure of these words? 搬进、走出、跑回......

I think both 搬 and 进 can be verbs but when used together, it means 'move in'.

What's the relationship between the two characters in phrases like those?

For example, only 搬 is the verb in the sentence ‘我们搬进了一幢楼房’，but not ‘进’，what is the role of ‘进’ in the sentence?

Thank you!

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-02-09. Score: 6

The “进” part is called [directional complement](https://app.ninchanese.com/stage/grammar-lesson/91/99).

> Rather simply, as we do in English, you can add a directional word to the verb, to describe where the verb is going. The most common words to indicate a direction are:
>
> * 上, up and 下, down <== notice how they kind of look like arrows?
> * 进, in and 出, out
> * 过, to cross over
> * 起, up
> * 回 to come back.
> * 到 (to arrive) to

So, “搬进” is “move in/into”, “走出” is “walk out (of)”, “跑回” is “run back to”.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-02-09. Score: 3

Quote:- "...only 搬 is the verb in the sentence ‘我们搬进了一幢楼房’，but not ‘进’，what is the role of ‘进’ in the sentence?

搬进, (move in), is a "compound verb" -- i.e. a verb that is made up of multiple words.

In English, you have "I *believe in* you"; "His car *swerved and tumbled* *over*", "You need to *work on* your Chinese", :)

So, without the 进, your sentence would read 我们搬了一幢楼房, meaning, "We moved the building"


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### Answer by username_3 on 2020-02-10. Score: 0

进 can be both verb or directional complement. It can be a verb if it's used alone. for example, if we say "我们进了一幢楼房", it means "we walked into the building".

But when it's used right after another verb, it's a directional complement, and it's used to clarify the direction of the verb in front of it. In the sentence "we move in the building", 搬 corresponds to "move", and "进" means "in".

Please let me know if you have further questions~


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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-02-10. Score: 0

搬进 => 搬出
走出 => 走回
跑回 => 跑出

In this words,进,出 and 回 represent from where to where.
搬,走 and 跑 represent the action.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2020-02-10. Score: 0

You could also say:

我们搬到了一幢楼房里面。or 我们搬进一幢楼房里面。

Seems somehow more complete with 到 --- 里面

Wayne is completely correct, without 到 or 进 you'd be moving the building!

我们搬了一幢楼房！

Superwoman EmmaXL!


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