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

• 出来/出來chū (first tone, high and level) lái (second tone, rising)to come out
• 出现/出現chūxiàn (first tone, high and level)to appear, to come into view, to arise
• 出去chū (first tone, high and level) qù (fourth tone, falling)to go out
• 提出tí (second tone, rising) chū (first tone, high and level)to raise (an issue)
• 出发/出發chūfā (first tone, high and level)to set off, to depart (on a journey)
• 演出yǎn (third tone, dipping) chū (first tone, high and level)to act (in a play)
• 出口chū (first tone, high and level) kǒu (third tone, dipping)an exit
• 发出/發出fā (first tone, high and level) chū (first tone, high and level)to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch
• 付出fù (fourth tone, falling) chū (first tone, high and level)to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time)
• 出生chū (first tone, high and level) shēng (first tone, high and level)to be born
• 出席chūxí (first tone, high and level)to attend, to be present at (formal)
• 指出zhǐ (third tone, dipping) chū (first tone, high and level)to indicate
• 退出tuì (fourth tone, falling) chū (first tone, high and level)to withdraw
• 出色chūsè (first tone, high and level)outstanding, remarkable
• 出示chūshì (first tone, high and level)to show, to produce (for inspection)
• 出版chū (first tone, high and level) bǎn (third tone, dipping)to publish
• 出门/出門chū (first tone, high and level) mén (second tone, rising)to go out