出 (chū) — to go out, to come out; to produce, to give forth; to happen, to occur
Definition
出 (chū) means 'to go/come out' — often used right after another verb (e.g. 出门) to show direction outward or that a result appeared. For events, use 发生 instead (发生 problem, not 出 problem).
verb
to go outto come outto produceto give forthto happento occur
Examples
- 。Wǒ chū mén le.I went out.
- 出。Jīn tiān zǎo shàng chū tài yáng le.The sun came out this morning.
- 出。Tā gōng zuò chū wèn tí le.A problem occurred with his work.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo 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.
Grammar
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