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出来

chū lái

HSK 2

Meaning

  • to come out
  • to appear
  • to arise

Definition

从里面到外面来;出现;表示动作完成或有了结果。

to come out; to emerge; to appear; indicates completion or achievement of an action.

Usage

作为趋向补语,用在动词后,表示动作由里向外或从无到有;也有表示动作完成或达到目的的意思。

As a directional complement, used after a verb to indicate movement from inside to outside or from nothing to existence; also indicates completion or achievement of an action.

Examples

  • 1 他从房间里走出来了。 (He walked out of the room.)
  • 2 这个问题我想出答案来了。 (I figured out the answer to this question.)
  • 3 她唱出一首好听的歌来。 (She sang a beautiful song.)
  • 4 太阳从云层中出来了。 (The sun came out from behind the clouds.)
  • 5 他认出了那个小偷。 (He recognized the thief.)
  • 6 这件事终于查出来了。 (This matter has finally been found out.)
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