HSK 1 · Coming & going

出来

chū lai

to come out

Stroke order of 出来

2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

出 · 5 strokes 来 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

出 stacks two mountains 山 as something rising out; 来 is arriving toward you.

Parts: 出 out + 来 come

The characters in 出来

出 chū — to go out; to exit (5 strokes)
来 lái — to come (7 strokes)

Example sentence

你快出来吧！

Come out quickly!

Words with 出

出to go out; to exit 出去to go 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 来

起来to get up; to rise 来to come 来到to arrive; to come to 进来to come in 回来to come back 来自to come from 后来afterwards; later 原来originally; so it turns out 接下来next; following 越来越more and more 带来to bring 过来to come over 上来to come up 下来to come down 传来to come through (of sound or news)以来since 从来always; ever 本来originally

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 出去to go 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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