Chinese word

出来

Pronunciation

Pinyinchū lái

Meaning

  • verbcome out

Example

他从房间里出来了。tā cóng fáng jiān lǐ chū lái le

He came out of the room.

Illustration for 出来 (come out)

More examples

请你出来一下。qǐng nǐ chū lái yí xià

Please come out for a moment.

Core concept

An action moves from hidden or unfinished to an outward, visible, or recognizable result.

Common phrases

  • 从房间里出来cóng fáng jiān lǐ chū lái

    come out of the room

  • 出来了chū lái le

    came out

  • 请出来一下qǐng chū lái yí xià

    Please come out for a moment

Similar words

来lái: Coming closer to the speaker or to a named destination.
去qù: Going farther from the speaker or from a named place.
出去chū qù: Leaving the inside of a place and moving outside.
进来jìn lái: Entering a place from outside while moving toward the speaker.

Definition in Chinese

表示动作或过程的结果出现，指某事物被做成、显现或被辨认出来，常作为结果补语使用。biǎo shì dòng zuò huò guò chéng de jié guǒ chū xiàn zhǐ mǒu shì wù bèi zuò chéng xiǎn xiàn huò bèi biàn rèn chū lái cháng zuò wéi jié guǒ bú yǔ shǐ yòng

Word origin

出来 (chūlái, "come out") combines 出 (chū, "out") + 来 (lái, "come"), and movement from inside to outside extends to a result coming into view or becoming established.

Usage tips

  • English often uses "come out" mainly for movement, but Chinese also uses this word after another verb when the result becomes visible, complete, or clear.

Other meanings

  • appearverb

Opposites

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