HSK 1 · Coming & going

出去

chū qu

to go out

Stroke order of 出去

2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

出 · 5 strokes 去 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

出 has a plant sprouting outward; 去 shows 土 with 厶 leaving a spot.

Parts: 出 out + 去 go

The characters in 出去

出 chū — to go out; to exit (5 strokes)
去 qù — to go (5 strokes)

Example sentence

我想出去玩儿。

I want to go out and have fun.

Words with 出

出to go out; to exit 出来to come out 出生to be born 出院to leave hospital 出发to set off 出国to go abroad 出门to go out 出租to rent out 出租车taxi 出口exit; to export 得出to reach (a conclusion)找出to find out 出现to appear 拿出to take out 提出to put forward 认出to recognize 发出to send out; to give off 退出to withdraw; to quit

Words with 去

去年last year 去to go 进去to go in 回去to go back 过去the past; to go over 上去to go up 下去to go down; to go on 去世to pass away 看上去to look; it seems 失去to lose

More words: Coming & going

来to come 去to go 回to return; to go back 出to go out; to exit 进to enter 来到to arrive; to come to 回到to return to 出来to come out 进来to come in 进去to go in 回来to come back 回去to go back 走to walk; to leave 走路to walk 跑to run 到to arrive; to reach

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