出示 chūshì — to show, to produce (for inspection)

Meanings

1. 1

   to show, to produce (for inspection)

   To hand over a document so someone can check it — a passport, a ticket, an ID. It is not used for showing an ordinary object, only proof.

   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

• 请出示您的护照和登机牌。/請出示您的護照和登機牌。Qǐng (third tone, dipping) chūshì (first tone, high and level) nín (second tone, rising) de (neutral tone) hùzhào (fourth tone, falling) hé (second tone, rising) dēngjīpái. (first tone, high and level)···

  Please show your passport and boarding pass.

• 进入图书馆需要出示学生证。/進入圖書館需要出示學生證。Jìnrù (fourth tone, falling) túshūguǎn (second tone, rising) xūyào (first tone, high and level) chūshì (first tone, high and level) xuéshēngzhèng. (second tone, rising)···

  You need to show your student ID to enter the library.

Words containing 出

• 出chū (first tone, high and level)to go out, to come out
• 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