Definition
入港 is a separable verb (离合词) with three distinct senses. Its literal meaning is 'to enter the harbor' (a ship docking). Figuratively, in colloquial usage, it can mean 'to be in full agreement' (like two people clicking perfectly) or 'to fall into a trap' (being caught in a scheme). The splitting pattern works like other 离合词: you can insert measure words or complements between 入 and 港, e.g. 入了港 ('entered the harbor').
v.o.
to enter the harbor (of a ship)(colloquial) to be in full agreementto hit it off(colloquial) to fall into a trapto be caught
Examples
- 入港。Chuán yǐjīng rù gǎng le.The ship has already entered the harbor.
- 入港，。Tāmen liǎ yī liáo jiù rù gǎng, tèbié tóuyuán.The two of them hit it off as soon as they started talking.
- ，。Tā tài tānxīn, jiéguǒ rù le biérén de gǎng.He was too greedy and ended up falling into someone else's trap.
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