Chinese word dictionary

外出

wàichū · to go out; to go away (on a trip etc)

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Word information

Simplified外出

Traditional外出

Pinyinwàichū

Part of speech动

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

外wài

out, outside, external; foreign; in addition

出chū

to go out, to send out; stand; produce

How to learn 外出

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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出租车chūzūchē

taxi; (Tw) rental car

外wài

outside; in addition; foreign; external

外边wàibian

outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home

出chū

to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (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)

出国chūguó

to go abroad; to leave the country

出来chūlái

to come out; to appear; to arise