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出来chū láito come out; to appear

As a complement: chūlai · Often neutral after a verb.

HSK 2word

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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. 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?

  1. 他出来了。

    Tā chūlái le.

    He has come out.

  2. 你出来一下。

    Nǐ chūlái yíxià.

    Come out for a moment.

  3. 太阳出来了。

    Tàiyáng chūlái le.

    The sun has come out.

How is 出来 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你在家吗?

    Nǐ zài jiā ma?

    Are you at home?

  2. Speaker B:

    在。

    Zài.

    Yes.

  3. Speaker A:

    你出来一下。

    Nǐ chūlái yíxià.

    Come out for a moment.

  4. Speaker B:

    好,我现在出来。

    Hǎo, wǒ xiànzài chūlái.

    OK, I'm coming out now.

Can you use 出来 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 太阳___了。 (The sun has come out.)
  2. 2.What does 你出来一下。 mean?
  3. 3.What does 他出来了。 mean?

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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.