决出 (jué chū) — to decide the victor; to determine the outcome of a competition; to contest (a prize or title); to fight for (victory in a match)

Definition

A competition verb meaning 'to decide the winner/outcome'. It takes the result as its object (决出冠军, 胜负) — it does not mean to participate or compete in general.

verb
to decide the victorto determine the outcome of a competitionto contest (a prize or title)to fight for (victory in a match)

Examples

  • 决出。
    Zhè cì bǐ sài jiāng jué chū guàn jūn.
    This competition will decide the champion.
  • 决出。
    Liǎng duì wèi le jīn pái jué chū.
    The two teams are contesting for the gold medal.
  • 决出。
    Tā men yào zài jué sài zhōng jué chū shèng fù.
    They will fight for victory in the final.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

决juédecide
出chūout

决 (decide) and 出 (out) combine for determining the winner.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 決; 决 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
夬
夬guài決jué
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 決 has 氵 (water) and 夬, which gives the sound. This describes 決, not the simplified 决.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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