认出 (rèn chū) — to recognize, to identify (after looking or thi… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

认出 means to recognize or identify someone/something from prior knowledge — usually a face, voice, or place. Often used as a separable verb (认出来 / 认不出).

verb

to recognizeto identify (after looking or thinking)

Examples

认出。
Wǒ yì yǎn jiù rèn chū le tā.
I recognized him at a glance.
，。
Zhè zhāng zhào piàn tài mó hu le, wǒ rèn bù chū lái shì shuí.
This photo is too blurry; I can't make out who it is.
，认出。
Guò le zhè me duō nián, tā hái néng rèn chū nǐ de shēng yīn.
After so many years, she can still recognize your voice.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

认rènrecognize

认 “recognize” and 出 “out” combine to mean identify or make 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.

讠人认

Meaning part形符xíngfú

讠Written in full as言yánspeech

Sound part声符shēngfú

人

人rén认rèn

Same sound today

The left part 讠 shows speech, and the right part 人 gives the sound.

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

止止zhǐfoot
凵凵kǎncave

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

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