出 chū — to go out, to come out

Meanings

1. 1

   to go out, to come out

   To move from inside to outside. As a main verb of motion it normally carries a direction word: 出来 (out towards the speaker) or 出去 (out away from the speaker).

   verb

Character breakdown

• 出

  chū (first tone, high and level)

  to go out, to come out; to produce, to issue, to put forth; to happen (of a problem); a measure word for plays and operas

  5 strokesRadical 凵

Example sentences

• 妈妈九点出门。/媽媽九點出門。Māma (first tone, high and level) jiǔ (third tone, dipping) diǎn (third tone, dipping) chūmén. (first tone, high and level)···

  Mum leaves the house at nine.

• 你什么时候出来？/你什麼時候出來？Nǐ (third tone, dipping) shénme (second tone, rising) shíhou (second tone, rising) chūlai? (first tone, high and level)···

  When are you coming out?

Common mistakes

• Not quite他从房间出。

  Correct他从房间出来。

  出 rarely ends a sentence on its own. Add 来 or 去 to say which way the movement goes relative to the speaker.

Similar words

Words containing 出

• 出现/出現chūxiàn (first tone, high and level)to appear, to come into view, to arise
• 出发/出發chūfā (first tone, high and level)to set off, to depart (on a journey)
• 出租车/出租車chūzūchē (first tone, high and level)taxi, cab