出chūto go out; to come out

1. 1.

   to go out; to come outverb

2. 2.

   to arise; to occurverb

3. 3.

   (after a verb) outward direction or positive resultverb

• 出to go out; to come out

Use 出 alone for going out or for something occurring; pair it with 来 or 去 when you need to show whether the motion is toward or away from the speaker.

1. HSK 2

   他出去了。

   Tā chūqù le.

   He went out.

2. HSK 2

   请你出来。

   Qǐng nǐ chūlái.

   Please come out.

3. HSK 1

   出了什么事？

   Chū le shénme shì?

   What happened? / What came up?

4. HSK 2

   你现在可以出去。

   Nǐ xiànzài kěyǐ chūqù.

   You may go out now.

出 marks leaving or moving out; 来 marks coming toward the speaker. 出来 combines both: out and toward the speaker. Alone, 来 does not mean "go out."

去 is general "go" to a place. 出 focuses on moving out. 出去 means go out; 去学校 means go to school, not necessarily out of a room.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   他在吗？

   Tā zài ma?

   Is he here?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   他出去了。

   Tā chūqù le.

   He went out.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   什么时候回来？

   Shénme shíhou huílái?

   When is he coming back?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   不知道，出了点事。

   Bù zhīdào, chū le diǎn shì.

   I don't know; something came up.

5. 
   Speaker A:

   我可以出去吗？

   Wǒ kěyǐ chūqù ma?

   May I go out?

6. 
   Speaker B:

   可以，你出去吧。

   Kěyǐ, nǐ chūqù ba.

   Yes, you may go out.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 他___了。 (He went out.)

   A出去B出来看C出是
2. 2.Which asks someone to come out toward you?

   A请你出去。B请你出来。C请你出是。
3. 3.Which fits "What happened?"

   A出了什么事？B去了什么来？C来了什么出？

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Related words

• 来láito comeHSK 1
• 去qùto goHSK 1
• 走zǒuto walkHSK 2
• 从cóngfrom; through; viaHSK 2
• 到dàoto reach; to arriveHSK 1
• 让ràngto permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc)HSK 2

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