出來

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Chinese

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to go out; to come out; to occur
to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)
 
to come
trad. (出來)
simp. (出来)

Pronunciation

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Note:
  • is in the citation tone and is toneless when 出來 is at the end of a phrase;
  • both and are toneless as a complement;
  • both and undergo tone sandhi when the 出來 is not at the end of a phrase;
  • chhoài - contraction of "chhut--lâi".

Verb

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出⫽來 (verb-complement) (intransitive)

  1. to go from inside to outside (with the speaker being outside); to come out
    房間出來房间出来  ―  cóng fángjiān lǐ chūlái  ―  to come out of the room
  2. to appear; to emerge; to be revealed; to become available
    結果出來结果出来  ―  Jiéguǒ chūlái le.  ―  The result came out.
  3. (as a verbal complement)
    1. Indicates outward movement.
      出來出来  ―  zǒu chūlái  ―  to walk out
    2. Indicates a process of revealing, manifesting or making evident.
      出來怎麼 [MSC, trad.]
      出来怎么 [MSC, simp.]
      Wǒ kàn chūlái zěnme yòng le. [Pinyin]
      I figured out (after observation) how to use it.
    3. Indicates a process of completing or accomplishing.
      出來出来  ―  zuò chūlái  ―  to work it out
      出來出来  ―  jiǎng chūlái  ―  to explain it

Usage notes

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  • Potential forms include 來/出 (chūdelái, “can come out, can appear”) and 來/出 (chūbùlái, “have no way to come out, can not appear”). When it is used after a verb, however, it is 出來/出来 (de chūlái), 出來/出来 (bù chūlái).
  • When it is used after a verb, it is also possible to insert a noun (or a phrase playing the role of a noun) between the two characters, for example, 來/ (náchū qián lái, “to take out money”), 得出來/得出 (nádechū qián lái, “to be able to provide out money”).

Derived terms

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See also

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Jinmeiyō
For pronunciation and definitions of 出來 – see the following entry.
でき
[noun] result
[verb] imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of できる (dekiru) [ichidan]
Alternative spelling
出来
(This term, 出來, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (出来) of the above term.)