辈出 (bèi chū) — (of talented people, heroes, etc.) to come forth in large numbers, to emerge generation after generation

Definition

辈出 is a formal written verb meaning 'to emerge in large numbers generation after generation', almost always used for talented people or heroes — not for ordinary things.

verb
(of talented people, heroes, etc.) to come forth in large numbers, to emerge generation after generation

Examples

  • 辈出。
    Lì shǐ shàng rén cái bèi chū.
    Throughout history, talented people have emerged in large numbers.
  • 辈出，。
    Nà ge shí qī yīng xióng bèi chū, qún xīng shǎn yào.
    During that period, heroes emerged in great numbers, shining like stars.
  • 。
    Zhè ge jiā zú dài dài rén cái bèi chū.
    This family has produced talented people in every generation.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

辈bèigeneration after generation
出chūemerge

辈 means generation after generation and 出 means to emerge, describing people coming forth in successive generations.

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 輩; 辈 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jū
Sound part声符shēngfú
非
非fēi輩bèi
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 輩 pairs 車 (vehicle) with 非, which gives the sound; this describes 輩, not the simplified 辈.

Open 辈 →

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.

Open 出 →

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