出局 (chū jú) — to be put out (in baseball or cricket); to be eliminated; to be weeded out (from a competition or situation)

Definition

To be eliminated or put out of a competition, often with the implication that further participation is no longer possible. The more common 下课 means class ending, or colloquially 'to be fired' — it does not refer to being knocked out of a contest.

verb
to be put out (in baseball or cricket)to be eliminatedto be weeded out (from a competition or situation)

Examples

  • 出局
    Tā zài bàng qiú bǐ sài zhōng liǎng cì chū jú.
    He was put out twice in the baseball game.
  • 出局
    Zhè zhī qiú duì zài táo tài sài dì yī lún jiù chū jú le.
    This team was eliminated in the first round of the knockout competition.
  • 出局
    Zài jī liè de gōng zuò jìng zhēng zhōng, néng lì bù zú de rén hěn róng yì chū jú.
    In fierce workplace competition, those with insufficient ability are easily weeded out.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

chūleave
game

“出” means leave and “局” is a game or round, so being out of the game.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
Sound part声符shēngfú
Same sound today

The shape of 局 pairs 尸, a meaning part, with 句, a sound part.

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