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突出 (tū chū) — (adjective) outstanding, prominent, conspicuous; (verb) to give prominence to, to highlight, to stress; (verb) to protrude, to stick out, to project

Definition

突出 is both 'outstanding/prominent' (adjective) and 'to highlight/stress' (verb). As a verb, it's more neutral than 强调 (which stresses a point forcefully); as an adjective describing a person, it's weaker than 杰出 ('distinguished').

adjective
outstandingprominentconspicuous
verb
to give prominence toto highlightto stressto protrudeto stick outto project
Easily confused

Examples

  • 突出。
    Tā zài zhè cì bǐ sài zhōng biǎo xiàn fēi cháng tū chū.
    His performance in this competition was very outstanding.
  • 突出。
    Bào gào yào tū chū zhòng diǎn.
    The report should highlight the key points.
  • 突出。
    Tā de dù zi tū chū zài wài miàn.
    His belly sticks out.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

突tūprotrude
出chūout

突 means to protrude, and 出 adds the direction outward, so the word means to stick out or stand out.

Characters in this word

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

突 shows 犬 (dog) under 穴 (cave; den), as a dog suddenly coming out of a den.

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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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