导出 (dǎo chū) — to export (data, files); to lead out, to guide out (physically)

Definition

导出 means 'to export' in both the data sense (files, data) and the physical sense (lead people out of a place). Think 'channel out / guide out' — the result is moved from inside to outside.

verb
to export (data, files)to lead outto guide out (physically)

Examples

  • 导出U。
    Qǐng bǎ zhè xiē shù jù dǎo chū dào U pán lǐ.
    Please export this data to a USB drive.
  • 导出。
    Tā dǎo chū le wén jiàn zhī hòu guān bì le chéng xù.
    After exporting the file, he closed the program.
  • 导出。
    Xiāo fáng yuán dǎo chū le bèi kùn de jū mín.
    The firefighters led out the trapped residents.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

导dǎolead
出chūout

导 means to guide, and 出 adds the outward direction, giving the sense to lead out or export.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 導; 导 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
寸寸cùnhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
道
道dào導
Same sound today

The traditional form 導 pairs 道 (path) as the sound part with 寸 (hand), giving the sense of leading someone. The simplified 导 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

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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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