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指出

zhǐ chū · zhi chu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. to indicate
  2. to point out
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Spot the mistake

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)写(xiě)了(le)一张(yīzhāng)菜单(càidān)，你(nǐ)看看(kànkan)。

    I wrote a menu. Take a look.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)要(yào)指出(zhǐchū)一个(yīgè)问题(wèntí)：你(nǐ)把(bǎ)饺子(jiǎozi)写错(xiěcuò)了(le)。

    I must point out a problem: you wrote "dumplings" wrong.

  3. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)的(de)吗(ma)？谢谢(xièxie)你(nǐ)指出(zhǐchū)来(lái)。

    Really? Thanks for pointing it out.

  4. Liangliang

    还(hái)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)，价格(jiàgé)少(shǎo)了(le)一个(yīgè)零(líng)。

    There is one more: the price is missing a zero.

  5. Dengdeng

    不(bù)用(yòng)改(gǎi)，这样(zhèyàng)很(hěn)便宜(piányi)！

    No need to change it. This way it is cheap!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

抱(bào)歉(qiàn)，请(qǐng)允(yǔn)许(xǔ)我(wǒ)指(zhǐ)出(chū)上(shàng)文(wén)中(zhōng)的(de)三(sān)个(gè)错(cuò)误(wù)。

Excuse me; allow me to point out three errors in the above article.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by blay_paul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)指(zhǐ)出(chū)了(le)我(wǒ)作(zuò)文(wén)里(lǐ)的(de)几(jǐ)个(ge)问(wèn)题(tí)。

The teacher pointed out several problems in my essay.

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The characters

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指
zhǐ

finger; to point at or to

出
chū

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

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