出落 (chū luò) — to grow up and become more attractive (of a young person, especially a girl)

Definition

出落 (chū luò) describes a young person — almost always a girl — growing up and becoming more attractive over time. It focuses on the pleasant result of maturing, not the act of growing itself (成长).

verb
to grow up and become more attractive (of a young person, especially a girl)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 出落。
    Tā zhè jǐ nián chū luò dé yuè lái yuè piào liang le.
    Over the past few years, she has grown up and become more and more beautiful.
  • 出落。
    Nà ge xiǎo nǚ hái yǐ jīng chū luò chéng yí gè dà gū niang le.
    That little girl has grown into a young lady — she's become quite attractive.
  • 出落。
    Tā chū luò dé yù fā mí rén le.
    She has grown up and become even more charming.

Origin

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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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艹Written in full as艸cǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
洛
洛luò落luò
Same sound today

落 pairs 艹 with 洛; 洛 gives the sound, and 艹 relates to the meaning.

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