出
chū
Pinyin

Definition

出
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chū
  1. to go out
  2. to come out
  3. to occur
  4. to produce
  5. to go beyond
  6. to rise
  7. to put forth
  8. to happen
  9. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
  10. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
出
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chū
  1. variant of 出[chū] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

付出
fù chū
  1. 1 to pay
  2. 2 to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc)
伸出
shēn chū
  1. 1 to extend
出
chū
  1. 1 to go out
  2. 2 to come out
  3. 3 to occur
  4. 4 to produce
  5. 5 to go beyond
  6. 6 to rise
  7. 7 to put forth
  8. 8 to happen
  9. 9 (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
  10. 10 classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
出来
chū lái
  1. 1 to come out
  2. 2 to appear
  3. 3 to arise
出去
chū qù
  1. 1 to go out
出现
chū xiàn
  1. 1 to appear
  2. 2 to arise
  3. 3 to emerge
  4. 4 to show up
出发
chū fā
  1. 1 to set off
  2. 2 to start (on a journey)
出门
chū mén
  1. 1 to go out
  2. 2 to leave home
  3. 3 to go on a journey
  4. 4 away from home
  5. 5 (of a woman) to get married
作出
zuò chū
  1. 1 to put out
  2. 2 to come up with
  3. 3 to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc)
  4. 4 to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc)
  5. 5 to draw (conclusion)
  6. 6 to deliver (speech, judgment)
  7. 7 to devise (explanation)
  8. 8 to extract
做出
zuò chū
  1. 1 to put out
  2. 2 to issue
出世
chū shì
  1. 1 to be born
  2. 2 to come into being
  3. 3 to withdraw from worldly affairs
出乎
chū hū
  1. 1 due to
  2. 2 to stem from
  3. 3 to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc)
  4. 4 to go against (expectations)
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出事
chū shì
  1. 1 to have an accident
  2. 2 to meet with a mishap
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
  1. 1 unexpected (idiom)
  2. 2 surprising
出入
chū rù
  1. 1 to go out and come in
  2. 2 entrance and exit
  3. 3 expenditure and income
  4. 4 discrepancy
  5. 5 inconsistent
出动
chū dòng
  1. 1 to start out on a trip
  2. 2 to dispatch troops
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
出名
chū míng
  1. 1 well-known for sth
  2. 2 to become well known
  3. 3 to make one's mark
出品
chū pǐn
  1. 1 to produce an item
  2. 2 output
  3. 3 items that are produced

Idioms (20)

一言既出，驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
  1. 1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一鼻孔出气
yī bí kǒng chū qì
  1. 1 lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
  2. 2 to sing from the same hymn sheet
仓皇出逃
cāng huáng chū táo
  1. 1 to run off in a great panic (idiom)
倾巢而出
qīng cháo ér chū
  1. 1 the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
出乎意外
chū hū yì wài
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎预料
chū hū yù liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意外
chū rén yì wài
  1. 1 turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
  1. 1 unexpected (idiom)
  2. 2 surprising
出人头地
chū rén tóu dì
  1. 1 to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
  2. 2 to excel
出其不意
chū qí bù yì
  1. 1 to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
出其不意，攻其不备
chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi
  1. 1 to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ])
出口成章
chū kǒu chéng zhāng
  1. 1 (idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
  2. 2 articulate
出水芙蓉
chū shuǐ fú róng
  1. 1 as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
出淤泥而不染
chū yū ní ér bù rǎn
  1. 1 lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be principled and incorruptible
出尔反尔
chū ěr fǎn ěr
  1. 1 old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
  2. 2 to blow hot and cold
  3. 3 to contradict oneself
  4. 4 inconsistent
出生入死
chū shēng rù sǐ
  1. 1 from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
  2. 2 brave
  3. 3 willing to risk life and limb
出神入化
chū shén rù huà
  1. 1 to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
出自肺腑
chū zì fèi fǔ
  1. 1 from the bottom of one's heart (idiom)
出谋划策
chū móu huà cè
  1. 1 to put forward plans and ideas (also derogatory)
  2. 2 to give advice (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我先生今儿出门儿的时候，说要和大学同学聚餐，我总觉得不对劲儿，一定有事儿，就打电话问了一个熟人，他就露馅儿了，我压根儿没想到他会这样骗我。
wǒ xiānsheng jīnr5 chūméner de shíhou ，shuō yào hé dàxué tóngxué jùcān ，wǒ zǒng juéde bùduìjìnr5 ，yīdìng yǒu shìr5 ，jiù dǎdiànhuà wèn le yīgē shúrén ，tā jiù lòuxiànr5 le ，wǒ yàgēnr5 méixiǎngdào tā huì zhèyàng piàn wǒ 。
When my husband went out today and said he was going to have dinner with his college friends, I couldn’t help feeling that something was wrong. I called an acquaintance and he gave my husband away. I had no idea he would lie to me like that.
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明儿你就给我出门儿去找工作，别成天赖在家里。没个正经工作，我看你上哪儿找媳妇儿！
míngr5 nǐ jiù gěi wǒ chūméner qù zhǎo gōngzuò ，bié chéngtiān lài zài jiālǐ 。méi ge zhèngjīng gōngzuò ，wǒ kàn nǐ shàng nǎr5 zhǎo xífur ！
Tomorrow You’re gonna go out and get a job. Don’t stay home all day. If you don’t have a serious job, I’ll see where you can find a wife!
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好好好，那我分批出货，尽快赶给您。
hǎohǎohǎo ，nà wǒ fēnpī chūhuò ，jǐnkuài gǎn gěi nín 。
Ok, then I will ship the products in batches, and deliver them as soon as possible.
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出生
chūshēng
To be born
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你哪一年出生？
nǐ něi yī nián chūshēng ？
In which year were you born?
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产量高，生产难免会出错。你们怎么控制品质呢？
chǎnliàng gāo ，shēngchǎn nánmiǎn huì chūcuò 。nǐmen zěnme kòngzhì pǐnzhì ne ？
With high output, errors will inevitably occur in production. How do you control quality?
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听到消息有新的上司要来，同事就开始出馊主意，说要热热闹闹地为新上司办个欢迎派对，看来他是想和新上司套交情。
tīngdào xiāoxi yǒu Xīn de shàngsi yào lái ，tóngshì jiù kāishǐ chū sōuzhǔyi ，shuō yào rèrènàonào de wéi Xīn shàngsi bàn ge huānyíng pàiduì ，kànlai tā shì xiǎng hé Xīn shàngsi tàojiāoqing 。
When hearing of the news that a new boss was coming, my colleague began to make silly suggestions, saying that we should have a welcoming party for the new boss. It seemed that he was trying to curry favor with the new boss.
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我有个护士朋友说是家长想要女婿了，所以想认识认识新朋友。但是她可挑剔了，她开出来的征友条件，让人看了都傻眼。
wǒ yǒu ge hùshi péngyou shuō shì jiāzhǎng xiǎngyào nu:3xu le ，suǒyǐ xiǎng rènshi rènshi Xīn péngyou 。dànshì tā kě tiāoti le ，tā kāi chūlái de zhēngyǒu tiáojiàn ，ràng rén kàn le dōu shǎyǎn 。
I have a nurse friend who says that her parents want a son-in-law, so she wants to meet new friends. But she’s very picky, and her list of boyfriend criteria is really shocking.
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但是，我还是想不出好的企划。
dànshì ，wǒ háishi xiǎngbùchū hǎo de qǐhuà 。
But I can’t come up with any good ideas.
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给我出去！
gěi wǒ chūqù ！
Get out!
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