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出局

chū jú · chu ju

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. (of a batter) to be put out (in baseball); to be dismissed (in cricket)
  2. (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition
  3. (fig.) to be weeded out; to get the chop (in a competitive environment)
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Musical chairs

  1. Liangliang

    音乐(yīnyuè)停(tíng)了(le)，快(kuài)找(zhǎo)椅子(yǐzi)！

    The music stopped, find a chair quickly!

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)坐到(zuòdào)了(le)！亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)没有(méiyǒu)椅子(yǐzi)。

    I got one! Liangliang, you don't have a chair.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)出局(chūjú)了(le)吗(ma)？

    So am I out?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，你(nǐ)出局(chūjú)了(le)。

    Yes, you are out.

  5. Qiqi

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)坐(zuò)的(de)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)椅子(yǐzi)，你(nǐ)也(yě)出局(chūjú)。

    Dengdeng, you're sitting on my chair. You're out too.

  6. Liangliang

    这下(zhèxià)好(hǎo)了(le)，三个(sāngè)人(rén)都(dōu)出局(chūjú)，椅子(yǐzi)赢(yíng)了(le)！

    Now all three of us are out. The chairs win!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)在(zài)第(dì)一(yī)轮(lún)就(jiù)被(bèi)淘(táo)汰(tài)出(chū)局(jú)了(le)。

He was eliminated in the first round.

02

如(rú)果(guǒ)球(qiú)队(duì)再(zài)输(shū)一(yì)场(chǎng)，就(jiù)会(huì)出(chū)局(jú)。

If the team loses one more game, it will be eliminated.

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