出息

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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)
 
rest; news; interest
rest; news; interest; breath
 
simp. and trad.
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Pronunciation 1

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出息

  1. prospects (of a person); promise; future
    孩子聰悟得很將來一定出息 [MSC, trad.]
    孩子聪悟得很将来一定出息 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè háizi cōngwù dehěn, jiānglái yīdìng yǒu chūxi. [Pinyin]
    This child is so clever that he must have great future prospects.
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Adjective

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出息

  1. (colloquial) having prospects (of a person); holding promise
    孩子出息考上這麼牛兒大學 [dialectal Mandarin, trad.]
    孩子出息考上这么牛儿大学 [dialectal Mandarin, simp.]
    Zhèi háizi kě zhēn chūxi, kǎoshang le zènme niúr de dàxué. [Pinyin]
    This kid shows a lot of promise, having passed the exam and entered such an awesome university.

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出息

  1. to progress; to improve
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Pronunciation 2

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Noun

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出息

  1. (Buddhism) exhaled breath
  2. yielded profit; harvest

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出息

  1. (Hakka) to sprout; to bud
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