进口
jìn kǒu
Pinyin

Definition

进口
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jìn kǒu
  1. to import
  2. imported
  3. entrance
  4. inlet (for the intake of air, water etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人口
rén kǒu
  1. 1 population
  2. 2 people
借口
jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to use as an excuse
  2. 2 on the pretext
  3. 3 excuse
  4. 4 pretext
伤口
shāng kǒu
  1. 1 wound
  2. 2 cut
入口
rù kǒu
  1. 1 entrance
  2. 2 to import
出口
chū kǒu
  1. 1 an exit
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 to speak
  4. 4 to export
  5. 5 (of a ship) to leave port
口
kǒu
  1. 1 mouth
  2. 2 classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
  3. 3 classifier for bites or mouthfuls
口味
kǒu wèi
  1. 1 a person's preferences
  2. 2 tastes (in food)
  3. 3 flavor
口袋
kǒu dài
  1. 1 pocket
  2. 2 bag
  3. 3 sack
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
胃口
wèi kǒu
  1. 1 appetite
  2. 2 liking
路口
lù kǒu
  1. 1 crossing
  2. 2 intersection (of roads)
门口
mén kǒu
  1. 1 doorway
  2. 2 gate
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
一口气
yī kǒu qì
  1. 1 one breath
  2. 2 in one breath
  3. 3 at a stretch
三岔口
Sān chà kǒu
  1. 1 At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shuǐ hǔ Zhuàn]
两口子
liǎng kǒu zi
  1. 1 husband and wife
十字路口
shí zì lù kǒu
  1. 1 crossroads
  2. 2 intersection
口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
  1. 1 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
口口声声
kǒu kou shēng shēng
  1. 1 to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
口吃
kǒu chī
  1. 1 to stammer
  2. 2 to stutter
  3. 3 also pr. [kǒu jí]
口吻
kǒu wěn
  1. 1 tone of voice
  2. 2 connotation in intonation
  3. 3 accent (regional etc)
  4. 4 snout
  5. 5 muzzle
  6. 6 lips
  7. 7 protruding portion of an animal's face
口子
kǒu zi
  1. 1 hole
  2. 2 opening
  3. 3 cut
  4. 4 gap
  5. 5 gash
  6. 6 my husband or wife
  7. 7 classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc)
  8. 8 precedent

Idioms (20)

三缄其口
sān jiān qí kǒu
  1. 1 (idiom) reluctant to speak about it
  2. 2 tight-lipped
不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
  1. 1 not to be crushed (idiom)
  2. 2 to be determined to have one's revenge
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
  1. 1 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
  1. 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
俗谚口碑
sú yàn kǒu bēi
  1. 1 common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
  1. 1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
  2. 2 to blurt sth out
出口成章
chū kǒu chéng zhāng
  1. 1 (idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
  2. 2 articulate
口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
  1. 1 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
口口声声
kǒu kou shēng shēng
  1. 1 to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
口吐毒焰
kǒu tǔ dú yàn
  1. 1 lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames
  2. 2 to speak angrily to sb (idiom)
口是心非
kǒu shì xīn fēi
  1. 1 duplicity
  2. 2 hypocrisy (idiom)
口无择言
kǒu wú zé yán
  1. 1 to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom)
  2. 2 wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kǒu bù zé yán]
口碑
kǒu bēi
  1. 1 public praise
  2. 2 public reputation
  3. 3 commonly held opinions
  4. 4 current idiom
口碑流传
kǒu bēi liú chuán
  1. 1 widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
口碑载道
kǒu bēi zài dào
  1. 1 lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere
  2. 2 universal approbation
口若悬河
kǒu ruò xuán hé
  1. 1 mouth like a torrent (idiom)
  2. 2 eloquent
  3. 3 glib
  4. 4 voluble
  5. 5 have the gift of the gab
口蜜腹剑
kǒu mì fù jiàn
  1. 1 lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
口诛笔伐
kǒu zhū bǐ fá
  1. 1 to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)
  2. 2 to denounce by word and pen
口说无凭
kǒu shuō wú píng
  1. 1 (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement
  2. 2 just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true

Sample Sentences

首先第一点，从价钱上来说，国内免税品本来就已经扣除了进口关税、消费税、增值税。平均下来在价格上，相对国内相同产品就有百分之十到百分之三十的优势。
shǒuxiān dì yī diǎn ，cóng jiàqian shàng láishuō ，guónèi miǎn shuì pǐn běnlái jiù yǐjīng kòuchú le jìnkǒu guānshuì 、xiāofèishuì 、zēngzhíshuì 。píngjūn xiàlai zài jiàgé shàng ，xiāngduì guónèi xiāngtóng chǎnpǐn jiù yǒu bǎifēnzhī shí dào bǎifēnzhī sānshí de yōushì 。
First of all, from a price point of view, duty-free shops in this country have already deducted import tariffs, sales tax and VAT. On average price-wise, relative to similar products domestically there is a 10%-30% advantage.
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不用等以后了，社区刚好买了一些遛狗绳，国外进口的，我这儿有一根，来给您拴上吧
bùyòng děng yǐhòu le ，shèqū gānghǎo mǎi le yīxiē liùgǒu shéng ，guówài jìnkǒu de ，wǒ zhèr5 yǒu yī gēn ，lái gěi nín shuān shàng ba
You don’t have to wait, I just bought some imported dog leashes and I have one with me now, I’ll give it to you.
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哎！别客气！这家餐厅的茶都是英国进口的，连点心的用料也是，很少见。
āi ！bié kèqi ！zhè jiā cāntīng de chá dōu shì Yīngguó jìnkǒu de ，lián diǎnxīn de yòngliào yě shì ，hěn shǎojiàn 。
Agh! Don't mention it! This tea at this place is imported from the UK. Even the ingredients for the pastries are too. That's really quite rare.
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一间奶粉公司说他们进口的是新西兰的奶粉，却被政府查出来，根本不是。他们还在奶粉里面加了很多对身体不好的东西。这是一间挂羊头卖狗肉的黑心企业。
yī jiān nǎifěn gōngsī shuō tāmen jìnkǒu de shì Xīnxīlán de nǎifěn ，què bèi zhèngfǔ chá chūlái ，gēnběn búshi 。tāmen hái zài nǎifěn lǐmiàn jiā le hěnduō duì shēntǐ bùhǎo de dōngxi 。zhèshì yī jiān guàyángtóumàigǒuròu de hēixīn qǐyè 。
A baby formula company claimed that they imported formula from New Zealand, but the government found out this was not the case. They even added things that are bad for human bodies. This is a black-hearted corporation that cried wine and sold vinegar.
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那边的是日本进口的，比较贵，但这边国产的也很甜呢。
nàbiān de shì Rìběn jìnkǒu de ，bǐjiào guì ，dàn zhèbiān guóchǎn de yě hěn tián ne 。
The ones over there are imports from Japan, so they're more expensive, but the local ones over here are pretty sweet too.
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货币贬值了，进口成本就增加，这是一定的，但我们公司一向有固定合作的厂商，一次签订长期合约，比较不会受到市场短期临时波动的影响。
huòbì biǎnzhí le ，jìnkǒu chéngběn jiù zēngjiā ，zhè shì yīdìng de ，dàn wǒmen gōngsī yīxiàng yǒu gùdìng hézuò de chǎngshāng ，yīcì qiāndìng chángqī héyuē ，bǐjiào bùhuì shòudào shìchǎng duǎnqī línshí bōdòng de yǐngxiǎng 。
When the currency depreciates, import costs rise, that's for sure, but our company has always had fixed cooperative relations with factories. So we sign long-term contracts, which means that we're less subject to short-term fluctuations on the market.
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可是现在进口货品的价格越来越高，你们如何在成本升高的情况下，提供顾客同样质量的消费体验。
kěshì xiànzài jìnkǒu huòpǐn de jiàgé yuèláiyuègāo ，nǐmen rúhé zài chéngběn shēnggāo de qíngkuàng xià ，tígōng gùkè tóngyàng zhìliàng de xiāofèi tǐyàn 。
But the prices of imported goods are getting higher and higher, how do you provide the same quality of customer experience for your clients if costs are rising?
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我们认为削价竞争是没有意义的，价格再低，总有人能比你低，但价格必定反映在商品质量上，削价竞争只会让消费者感觉买不到好东西，甚至花大钱买华而不实的进口商品。
wǒmen rènwéi xuējià jìngzhēng shì méiyǒu yìyì de ，jiàgé zài dī ，zǒng yǒurén néng bǐ nǐ dī ，dàn jiàgé bìdìng fǎnyìng zài shāngpǐn zhìliàng shàng ，xuējià jìngzhēng zhǐ huì ràng xiāofèizhě gǎnjué mǎi bu dào hǎo dōngxi ，shènzhì huā dà qián mǎi huáérbùshí de jìnkǒu shāngpǐn 。
We think that cutting prices to compete is pointless. However low you put your prices, there's always someone lower, but prices should also reflect on product quality. Cutting prices to compete only makes the consumer think that they are unable to buy anything good, and they'll be driven to buy flashy but impractical imports instead.
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所以我买材料是很讲究的，不但要选有机的、当季的，还要选有信誉的商家，有些东西就得买进口的。
suǒyǐ wǒ mǎi cáiliào shì hěn jiǎngjiu de ，bùdàn yào xuǎn yǒujī de 、dāngjì de ，hái yào xuǎn yǒu xìnyù de shāngjiā ，yǒuxiē dōngxi jiù dě mǎi jìnkǒu de 。
So I pay particular attention to the ingredients that I buy. I not only choose organic and seasonal food, but also select reputable companies. Some things I have to buy imported.
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对，国家规定凡是进口的化妆品必须在最小销售包装上粘贴中文标签，每个品种都必须做中文标签备案。
duì ，guójiā guīdìng fán shì jìnkǒu de huàzhuāngpǐn bìxū zài zuìxiǎo xiāoshòu bāozhuāng shàng zhāntiē Zhōngwén biāoqiān ，měigè pǐnzhǒng dōu bìxū zuò Zhōngwén biāoqiān bèiàn 。
Yes, the government requires all imported cosmetics to have Chinese-language labels affixed to the packaging to be presented for sale and each product line has to have its own Chinese labeling on record.
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