Definition
出示 means 'to present/show' an official document (ID, ticket, passport) for inspection — it's the specific word for showing credentials. Unlike 显示 (display on a screen) or 展示 (exhibit/demonstrate), 出示 always involves handing over or presenting a document to an authority.
verb
to show (an ID, ticket, document, etc.)
Easily confused
- 厨师chú shīsound-alikechef; cook
- 处事chǔ shìsound-aliketo handle affairs; to deal with matters
Examples
- 出示。Qǐng chū shì nín de hùzhào.Please show your passport.
- 出示。Shàng chē shí qǐng chū shì chēpiào.When getting on the bus, please show your ticket.
- 出示。Tā chū shì le shēnfènzhèng.He showed his ID card.
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