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出走 (chū zǒu) — to leave home (often due to conflict or protest); to run away from home

Definition

出走 means leaving home on purpose, often to protest, pursue an ideal, or escape conflict — more deliberate and ideological than 跑 or 逃跑. Unlike 出门, it's not a casual trip out.

verb
to leave home (often due to conflict or protest)to run away from home

Examples

  • 出走。
    Tā hé jiā rén chǎo jià zhī hòu chū zǒu le.
    She ran away from home after arguing with her family.
  • 出走。
    Tā wèi le zhuī qiú yì shù ér chū zǒu le.
    He left home to pursue art.
  • 出走。
    Xiǎo shuō zhǔ jué zài shēn yè chū zǒu le.
    The novel's protagonist ran away from home in the dead of night.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

出chūgo out
走zǒuleave

出 go out and 走 leave combine to mean depart from home.

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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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original shape showed a running man, with a foot added later.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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