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出台 (chū tái) — to officially launch (a policy, regulation, etc.); to appear on stage or in public

Definition

Used in official/formal contexts for a policy or regulation being officially released — different from 规定, which names the rule itself. Literally combines with stage (台) in the secondary sense of appearing in public.

verb
to officially launch (a policy, regulation, etc.)to appear on stage or in public

Examples

  • 出台。
    Guó jiā zuì jìn chū tái le yí xiàng xīn fǎ guī.
    The country recently launched a new regulation.
  • 出台。
    Zhè wèi gē shǒu jīn wǎn jiāng zài jù yuàn chū tái.
    This singer will appear on stage at the theater tonight.
  • 出台。
    Nà wèi bù zhǎng hěn shǎo zài diàn shì shàng chū tái.
    That minister rarely appears on television.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

出chūgo out
台táiplatform; stage

“出” means going out, “台” means platform or stage, together they picture coming onto a stage and being presented publicly.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 臺; 台 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 台 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (窗台, 电视台) it is 臺; in others (台灯, 台球) (台风) it is 檯 or 台 or 颱.

The traditional form 臺 is the 喬 + 室 form; earlier versions combined a sound part with 室, and an old reading saw it as a watch tower.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Government & Politics

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