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出

chū

HSK 2 Character

What 出 means

1. to go out; to come out
2. to arise; to occur
3. to produce; to yield
4. to go beyond; to exceed
5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

Other readings

出 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• chūvariant of {出|chū} (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)

Example sentences

• 出去！
  Get out!
• 出售。
  For sale.
• 出来。
  Come out.
• 退出。
  Exit.
• 她出去了
  Tā chūqù le
  She went out.
• 出事了。
  Chūshì le.
  There's been some trouble.

Words starting with 出

• 出来chū láito come out; to appear; to arise
• 出租车chū zū chētaxi; (Taiwan) rental car
• 出现chū xiànto appear; to arise; to emerge
• 出去chū qùto go out
• 出生chū shēngto be born
• 出发chū fāto set off; to start (on a journey)
• 出差chū chāito go on an official or business trip
• 出版chū bǎnto publish
• 出口chū kǒuan exit; to speak; to export
• 出席chū xíto attend; to participate; present
• 出色chū sèremarkable; outstanding
• 出身chū shēnto be born of; to come from; family background
• 出路chū lùa way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement; a way forward…
• 出卖chū màito offer for sale; to sell; to sell out; to betray
• 出神chū shénspellbound; entranced; lost in thought
• 出息chū xifuture prospects; profit; to mature
• 出洋相chū yáng xiàngto make a fool of oneself
• 出国chū guóto go abroad; to leave the country
• 出门chū ménto go out; to leave home; to go on a journey
• 出于chū yúdue to; to stem from
• 出版社chū bǎn shèpublishing house
• 出售chū shòuto sell; to offer for sale; to put on the market
• 出租chū zūto rent
• 出台chū táito officially launch (a policy, program etc); to appear on stage; to appear publicly

Words containing 出

• 提出tí chūto raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward
• 演出yǎn chūto act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance)
• 突出tū chūprominent; outstanding; to give prominence to
• 发出fā chūto issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound)…
• 支出zhī chūto spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure
• 杰出jié chūoutstanding; distinguished; remarkable
• 层出不穷céng chū bù qióngmore and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom)
• 推出tuī chūto push out; to release; to launch
• 做出zuò chūto put out; to issue
• 指出zhǐ chūto indicate; to point out
• 拿出ná chūto take out; to put out; to provide
• 露出lù chūto expose; to show; also pr. lòu chū
• 作出zuò chūto put out; to come up with; to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc)
• 说出shuō chūto speak out; to declare (one's view)
• 看出kàn chūto make out; to see
• 付出fù chūto pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time)
• 伸出shēn chūto extend
• 掏出tāo chūto fish out; to take out (from a pocket, bag etc)
• 派出所pài chū suǒlocal police station
• 得出dé chūto obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion)
• 退出tuì chūto withdraw; to abort; to quit
• 外出wài chūto go out; to go away (on a trip etc)
• 取出qǔ chūto take out; to extract; to draw out
• 找出zhǎo chūto find; to search out

Characters that look like 出

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 击jīto hit; to strike; to break
• 汤tāngsoup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs

Sounds the same

Read chū, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 初(bound form) at first; initially; (bound form) first; early…
• 樗simaroubaceae
• 䢺(used in place names)
• 䝙(archaic) animal resembling a tiger
• 岀old variant of 出