| Word |
Components |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
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| 出 |
屮凵 |
chū |
1. to go out; to leave; to exit |
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(ant, zh, 入) |
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出來 - to come out |
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出國 - to leave one's country |
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2. to appear |
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水落石出 - the truth is revealed, lit=the water recedes and the rocks appear |
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語 出《論語·雍-也》 - It is from Yong Ye of the Analects. |
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3. to come; to arrive |
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出席 - to attend |
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4. to send out; to put forth |
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出 題目 - to set questions |
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你 出錢，我 出力。 - You contribute money and I contribute my strength. |
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我 給 他 出 了 個 好 主意。 - I came up with a good idea for him. |
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5. to exceed |
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球 出界 了。 - The ball went out-of-bounds. |
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不 出 一 年 - within one year |
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6. to produce; to turn out |
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出 煤 - to produce coal |
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他們 學校 出 了 個 高考 狀元。 - Their school produced a gaokao top scorer. |
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7. to happen; to arise |
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出 問題 - to have a problem |
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出 大事 了！ - Something big happened! |
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8. to vent |
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出芽 - to sprout |
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出汗 - to sweat |
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出 水痘 - to have chickenpox |
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9. (ergative) to publish; to be released (e.g. a product, film, or announcement) |
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這 本 書 是 哪 家 出版社 出 的？ - Which publisher published this book? |
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Windows 10 已經 出 咗 一 年 - Windows 10 has already been out for a year |
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10. to expend |
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量入為wéi出 - to budget one’s expenses according to one’s income |
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11. (Particle placed after verbs to indicate an outward movement.) |
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拿出 你 的 身份證 - take out your ID card |
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走出 香港 - to come out of Hong Kong |
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12. (Particle placed after verbs to indicate a completed action.) to determine |
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想 不 出 辦法 - cannot come up with solutions |
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睇 唔 出 有 咩 分別（問題） - don't see any difference (problem) |
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食 唔 出 咩 味道 - doesn't have any flavor |
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13. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to buy (a mobile phone) |
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出 部 電話waa6-2 畀 佢 用 - to buy a mobile phone for him to use |
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14. Simplified form of 齣 |
