HSK 1 · Coming & going

出

chū

to go out; to exit

Stroke order of 出

出 is written with 5 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

"出" looks like a mountain "山" on a mountain "山": climb out and exit.

Parts: looks like 山 on 山 (originally a foot stepping out of a pit)

Example sentence

他出去买东西了。

He went out to buy things.

Words with 出

出来to come out 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

More words: Coming & going

来to come 去to go 回to return; to go back 进to enter 来到to arrive; to come to 回到to return to 出来to come out 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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