出 (ceot1 | chu1) : go out

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出

ceot1

chu1

[1] [v] go out; come out [2] [v] produce; reproduce

Stroke count: 5

Level: 1

Radical: 凵 (#17)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

出

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Jul 2009 15:35

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出去 ceot1 heoi3 chu1 qu4 = to exit

日出 jat6 ceot1 ri4 chu1 = sunrise

出來 ceot1 lei4/lai4/loi4 chu1 lai2 = to come out; to emerge

出名 ceot1 meng4*2 chu1 ming2 = famous

出世 ceot1 sai3 chu1 shi4 = to be born; to be reborn; to enter the world

出汗 ceot1 hon6 = to sweat

出發 ceot1 faat3 chu1 fa1 = to set off (on a journey)

出街 ceot1 gaai1 chu1 jie1 = to go out (to town)

出色 ceot1 sik1 chu1 se4 = outstanding

水落石出 seoi2 lok6 sek6 ceot1 shui3 luo4 shi2 chu1 = the truth will eventually be known
See all 356 compounds (CantoDict reports 371 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 49 examples containing 出

我聽日同朋友出街呀。粵
I'm going out with my friends tomorrow.

我哋而家出門[口] 粵
We're leaving now.
[literally, "We're going out the front door now." - the 口 is optional.]

噉樣做為咗搵佢出嚟粵
This way is to find him out.

你唔好逼我出絕招！粵
Don't force me to use my ultimate attack on you!

你把聖誕卡全部都寄出去了嗎？國
Have you sent all of your Christmas cards yet?

佢出咗街噃! 粵
He's gone out for sure!

你別這麼出爾反爾嘛﹗剛纔說要去﹐現在說不要了 — 你到底去不去啊﹖ 國
Stop changing your mind! A while ago, you said you wanted to go, but now you say you don't want to--are you really going or aren't you?

佢出名孤寒粵
He's known for being stingy.

牛奶出自乳牛身上
Cow's milk comes from the body of dairy cows
[Instead of saying "cow produces milk", it sounds more natural to say it the other way: "milk comes from cow"]

頭先佢話啲伙記已經出晒去粵
Just now he said all the delivery boys had gone out.

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