chū

go out, send out; stand; produce

DEFINITIONS

出 chū
  • to go out
  • to come out
  • to occur
  • to produce
  • to go beyond
  • to rise
  • to put forth
  • to happen
  • (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
  • classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
  • variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)

STROKES

WORDS

jiè chū to lend
外 chū wài to go out; to leave for another place
ná chū to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence)
力 chū lì to exert oneself
师 chū shī to finish apprenticeship; to graduate; to send out troops (under a commander)
版物 chū bǎn wù publications
漏洞百 lòu dòng bǎi chū lit. one hundred loopholes (idiom); full of mistakes (of speech or article)
台 chū tái to officially launch (a policy, program etc); to appear on stage; to appear publicly; (of a bar girl) to leave with a client
谋划策 chū móu huà cè to put forward plans and ideas (also derogatory); to give advice (idiom)
厂 chū chǎng to leave the factory (of finished goods)
生证 chū shēng zhèng birth certificate; CL:張|张[zhang1]
足不户 zú bù chū hù lit. not putting a foot outside; to stay at home
言不逊 chū yán bù xùn to speak rudely
dàn chū to fade out (cinema); to withdraw from (politics, acting etc); to fade from (memory)
入不敷 rù bù fū chū income does not cover expenditure; unable to make ends meet
望外 xǐ chū wàng wài to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom); overjoyed at the turn of events
tū chū to protrude; to stick out
尔反尔 chū ěr fǎn ěr old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word; to blow hot and cold; to contradict oneself; inconsistent
神入化 chū shén rù huà to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
超 chū chāo trade surplus; favorable balance of trade
所 pài chū suǒ local police station
dào chū to speak; to tell; to voice
气筒 chū qì tǒng (metaphorical) punching bag; undeserving target of sb's wrath
租汽车 chū zū qì chē taxi; cab (PRC); hire car (Tw); CL:輛|辆[liang4]
线 chū xiàn (sports) to go out of bounds; to go over the line; to qualify for the next round of competition; (Tw) (fig.) to make the grade; to achieve success