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出走

chū zǒu · chu zou

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to leave home
  2. to go off
  3. to run away
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The parrot runs away

  1. Liangliang

    我的(wǒde)鹦鹉(yīngwǔ)离家(líjiā)出走(chūzǒu)了(le)！

    My parrot has run away from home!

  2. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)？它(tā)为什么(wèishénme)出走(chūzǒu)？

    What? Why did it run away?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)说(shuō)它(tā)唱歌(chànggē)不(bù)好听(hǎotīng)。

    Yesterday I said its singing is not nice.

  4. Dengdeng

    难怪(nánguài)，它(tā)是不是(shìbùshì)生气(shēngqì)了(le)？

    No wonder. Is it angry?

  5. Liangliang

    它(tā)在(zài)窗外(chuāngwài)的(de)树(shù)上(shàng)，出走(chūzǒu)了(le)才(cái)十(shí)米(mǐ)。

    It is in the tree outside the window. It ran away only ten metres.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)狗(gǒu)昨(zuó)晚(wǎn)从(cóng)家(jiā)里(lǐ)出(chū)走(zǒu)了(le)。

That puppy ran away from home last night.

02

他(tā)因(yīn)为(wèi)和(hé)父(fù)母(mǔ)吵(chǎo)架(jià)，一(yí)气(qì)之(zhī)下(xià)出(chū)走(zǒu)了(le)。

Because he argued with his parents, he ran away in a fit of anger.

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