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流出 (liú chū) — (of liquid) to flow out, to run out; (of information, money, etc.) to leak out, to be discharged

Definition

流出 (liúchū) means fluid or something fluid-like moves outward from a source — water from a pipe, tears from the eyes, or metaphorically money/information leaking out. Note: 出 splits off as a result complement; it is NOT the 离合词 流出 itself.

verb
(of liquid) to flow outto run out(of information, money, etc.) to leak outto be discharged

Examples

  • ，流出。
    Shuǐ guǎn pò le, shuǐ bú duàn liú chū.
    The water pipe broke, and water kept flowing out.
  • 流出，。
    Gōng sī jī mì xìn xī liú chū le, zào chéng le hěn dà sǔn shī.
    The company's confidential information leaked out, causing great losses.
  • ，流出。
    Tā tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, yǎn lèi rěn bú zhù liú chū lái.
    When he heard the news, tears couldn't help but flow out.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

流liúflow
出chūout

流出 says something flows out, with 流 giving the movement and 出 the outward direction.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
㐬
㐬㐬流liú
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

流 has 水, water, and 㐬, which gives the sound. The water part matches meanings such as flow.

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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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