出来chū láito come out; to appear
As a complement: chūlai · Often neutral after a verb.
出来 (chū lái) means "to come out" or "to appear," as in 他出来了 (He has come out), 你出来一下 (Come out for a moment) and 太阳出来了 (The sun has come out). In all three, 出来 means to come out or appear. This entry covers this one sense.
What does 出来 mean?
- 1.
to come out; to appearverb
What do the characters in 出来 mean?
- 出to go out; to come out
- 来to come
How do you use 出来?
See it in 他出来了, 你出来一下 and 太阳出来了.
Patterns
出来 + 了
他出来了。
Tā chū lái le.
He has come out.
What are some examples of 出来 in a sentence?
How is 出来 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你在家吗?
Nǐ zài jiā ma?
Are you at home?
- Speaker B:
在。
Zài.
Yes.
- Speaker A:
你出来一下。
Nǐ chūlái yíxià.
Come out for a moment.
- Speaker B:
好,我现在出来。
Hǎo, wǒ xiànzài chūlái.
OK, I'm coming out now.
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Related words
- 出chūto go out; to come outHSK 2
- 来láito comeHSK 1
- 回来huí láito return; to come backHSK 2
- 下来xià láito come downHSK 2
- 出去chū qùto go outHSK 2
- 起来qǐ láito stand up; to get upHSK 2
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.