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出世

chū shì

2-character word

What 出世 means

1. to be born
2. to come into being
3. to withdraw from worldly affairs

The characters in 出世

• 出chūto go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield
• 世shìlife; age; generation

Words containing 出世

• 横空出世héng kōng chū shì(idiom) to come to the fore in spectacular fashion…

Sounds the same

Read chū shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 出事to have an accident; to meet with a mishap
• 出示to show; to take out and show to others; to display
• 初试preliminary exam; qualifying exam; first try
• 出仕to take up an official post