<p>进 means 'enter' </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>他喜欢(进)我的房间(来)和我聊天儿 --> he like to (enter) my room (to) chat with me (X)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>As you can see, it is not a good choice of word in English. A better wording should be  "he like to (go to) my room (to) chat with me". In Chinese, it would be</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>他喜欢(到)我的房间(来)和我聊天儿 (O)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Other example:</p>

<p>他喜欢(进)旅馆过夜 --> He like to (enter) hotel to spend the night (X)</p>

<p>他喜欢(到)旅馆(去)过夜--> He like to (go to) hotel (to) spend the night (O)</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>You can use 去(go to) or 来 (come to) instead of 到, and you can omit 来(to) in Chinese</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Example: </p>

<p>他喜欢(去/来)我的房间和我聊天儿</p>

<p>他喜欢(去)旅馆过夜</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>Correct but 进 emphasize the action "enter" and your room space.</p>

<p>If you want to say your cat or a hateful person enters your room, 进 is more appropriate.</p>

<p>到 is a neutral word to describe the behavior.</p>

<p>Another word 来, 来我房间和我聊天. imply that the behaviour, enter your room, is welcomed.</p>

<p>他喜欢进我的房间(来)和我聊天儿</p>

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sfy
<pre><code>他喜欢进我的房间(来)和我聊天儿。A website gives me another option: 他喜欢到我的房间(来)和我聊天儿.
</code></pre>

<p>It changes 进 into 到. </p>

<p>Is 进 correct? Or are both 进 and 到 OK?</p>

<word-choice><word>
Is 进 correct: 他喜欢进我的房间(来)和我聊天儿？
# Is 进 correct: 他喜欢进我的房间(来)和我聊天儿？

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-06)

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他喜欢进我的房间(来)和我聊天儿。A website gives me another option: 他喜欢到我的房间(来)和我聊天儿.

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It changes 进 into 到.

Is 进 correct? Or are both 进 and 到 OK?

**Tags:** word-choice, word


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-06-06. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

进 means 'enter'

> 他喜欢(进)我的房间(来)和我聊天儿 --> he like to (enter) my room (to) chat with me (X)

As you can see, it is not a good choice of word in English. A better wording should be "he like to (go to) my room (to) chat with me". In Chinese, it would be

> 他喜欢(到)我的房间(来)和我聊天儿 (O)

Other example:

他喜欢(进)旅馆过夜 --> He like to (enter) hotel to spend the night (X)

他喜欢(到)旅馆(去)过夜--> He like to (go to) hotel (to) spend the night (O)

> You can use 去(go to) or 来 (come to) instead of 到, and you can omit 来(to) in Chinese

Example:

他喜欢(去/来)我的房间和我聊天儿

他喜欢(去)旅馆过夜


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-06-07. Score: 1

Correct but 进 emphasize the action "enter" and your room space.

If you want to say your cat or a hateful person enters your room, 进 is more appropriate.

到 is a neutral word to describe the behavior.

Another word 来, 来我房间和我聊天. imply that the behaviour, enter your room, is welcomed.

他喜欢进我的房间(来)和我聊天儿


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