列出 (liè chū) — to list, to enumerate, to provide a list of

Definition

An action verb: to write out or produce a list of items, usually on paper. Pairs naturally with 把/了 to show completing the list (e.g. 把…列出来).

verb
to listto enumerateto provide a list of

Examples

  • 列出。
    Qǐng nǐ liè chū yí xià xū yào mǎi de dōng xī.
    Please list the things we need to buy.
  • 列出。
    Tā bǎ suǒ yǒu de wèn tí dōu liè chū lái le.
    He listed out all the problems.
  • 列出。
    Lǎo shī ràng wǒ men liè chū sān gè yuán yīn.
    The teacher asked us to list three reasons.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

列lièlist
出chūout

列 means list and 出 means out, combining into bringing items out as a list.

Characters in this word

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

列 combines 歹, drawn as skeletal remains, and 刀, a knife, to depict tearing apart.

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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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