Chinese–EnglishWith examples

突出

tū chū · tu chu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. prominent
  2. outstanding
  3. to give prominence to
  4. to protrude
  5. to project
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The red hat in the photo

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)能(néng)在(zài)照片(zhàopiàn)里(lǐ)找到(zhǎodào)我(wǒ)吗(ma)？

    Can you find me in this photo?

  2. Liangliang

    找到(zhǎodào)了(le)，你(nǐ)的(de)红(hóng)帽子(màozi)很(hěn)突出(tūchū)。

    Found you. Your red hat really stands out.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)就是(jiùshì)想(xiǎng)突出(tūchū)一点(yīdiǎn)！

    I wanted to stand out a bit!

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)看(kàn)，后面(hòumian)的(de)人(rén)也(yě)都(dōu)戴(dài)红(hóng)帽子(màozi)。

    But look, the people behind you wear red hats too.

  5. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)！他们(tāmen)是(shì)一个(yīgè)旅游团(lǚyóutuán)。

    Really! They're a tour group.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)一点(yīdiǎn)也(yě)不(bù)突出(tūchū)。

    Then you don't stand out at all.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)的(de)绘(huì)画(huà)才(cái)能(néng)在(zài)班(bān)上(shàng)很(hěn)突(tū)出(chū)。

Her talent for painting stands out in the class.

02

这(zhè)块(kuài)石(shí)头(tou)从(cóng)墙(qiáng)面(miàn)上(shàng)突(tū)出(chū)来(lái)。

This rock protrudes from the wall surface.

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突
tū

to dash; to move forward quickly

出
chū

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

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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