Definition
认出 is a resultative verb compound (认 'recognize' + 出 'out') meaning 'to recognize or identify someone/something after looking or thinking'. It is a separable verb (离合词): you can insert 得/不 to form 认得出/认不出 (can/cannot recognize), or insert aspect markers like 了 (认出来了). The object goes after the whole compound.
r.v.
to recognizeto identify (after looking or thinking)
Examples
- 认出。Wǒ yì yǎn jiù rèn chū le tā.I recognized him at a glance.
- ，。Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn tài móhu le, wǒ rèn bù chūlái shì shéi.This photo is too blurry; I can't make out who it is.
- ，认出。Guò le zhème duō nián, tā hái néng rèn chū nǐ de shēngyīn.After so many years, she can still recognize your voice.
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