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出来

chū lái

2-character word Traditional 出來

What 出来 means

1. to come out
2. to appear
3. to arise

Other readings

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

• chu lai(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or det

The characters in 出来

• 出chūto go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…

Example sentences

• 出来。
  Come out.
• 出来吧！
  Arise!
• 新月出来了。
  Xīnyuè chūlái le.
  The new moon came out.
• 烟冒出来了。
  Smoke appeared.
• 把钱交出来！
  Hand over the dough!
• 太阳出来了。
  Sunshine appeared.

Words starting with 出来

• 出来混迟早要还的chū lái hùn chí zǎo yào huán deif you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it

Words containing 出来

• 登出来dēng chū láito publish; to appear (in print)
• 冒出来mào chū láito emerge; to pop up; to spring forth; to appear from nowhere
• 蹦出来bèng chū laito crop up; to pop up; to emerge abruptly
• 太阳从西边出来tài yáng cóng xī biān chū láilit. the sun rises in the west (idiom); fig. hell freezes over; pigs can fly
• 是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛shì luó zi shì mǎ , qiān chū lai liù liulit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom)…
• 是骡子是马，拉出来遛遛shì luó zi shì mǎ , lā chū lai liù liusee 是騾子是馬，是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛