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涌出 (yǒng chū) — to gush out, to pour out (of liquids, tears, smoke, crowds)

Definition

A vivid verb meaning a sudden, forceful outflow — for liquid, smoke, or crowds bursting out. Often paired with 从 + location to show the source.

verb
to gush outto pour out (of liquids, tears, smoke, crowds)

Examples

  • 涌出。
    Quán shuǐ cóng dì xià yǒng chū.
    Spring water gushes out from underground.
  • 涌出。
    Tā de yǎn lèi yí xià zi yǒng chū le.
    Her tears gushed out all at once.
  • 涌出。
    Rén qún cóng dì tiě zhàn yǒng chū.
    The crowd poured out of the subway station.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

涌yǒngsurge
出chūout

涌 means to surge and 出 gives the direction out, so together they mean to gush out.

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 湧; 涌 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
勇
勇yǒng湧yǒng
Same sound today

The traditional form 湧 has 水 (water) and 勇, where 勇 gives the sound. The simplified 涌 is a later shorthand.

Open 涌 →

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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