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出来

chū lái · chu lai/chu lai

Traditional 出來

HSK 1

Meaning

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chū lái 出來

  1. to come out
  2. to appear
  3. to arise

chu lai 出來

  1. (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)
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  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)还(hái)不(bù)出来(chūlái)？

    Why aren't you out yet?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)马上(mǎshàng)出来(chūlái)！

    I'll be out in a minute!

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)已经(yǐjīng)说(shuō)了(le)三(sān)次(cì)马上(mǎshàng)出来(chūlái)了(le)。

    You have said "right away" three times.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)找(zhǎo)我的(wǒde)眼镜(yǎnjìng)。

    I'm looking for my glasses.

  5. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)眼镜(yǎnjìng)不是(bùshì)在(zài)头上(tóushàng)吗(ma)？

    Aren't your glasses on your head?

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)出来(chūlái)了(le)。

    Okay, I'm coming out.

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01

玛(mǎ)丽(lì)把(bǎ)鸡(jī)蛋(dàn)一(yì)颗(kē)一(yì)颗(kē)地(de)取(qǔ)了(le)出(chū)来(lái)。

Mary took out the eggs one by one.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

太(tài)阳(yáng)从(cóng)云(yún)层(céng)后(hòu)面(miàn)出(chū)来(lái)了(le)。

The sun came out from behind the clouds.

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出
chū

to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur

来
lái

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

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