Chinese

Verb

出來

1. to come out (from inside to outside, or to the speaker).

   從房間裏出來 / 从房间里出来  ―  cóng fángjiān lǐ chūlái  ―  to come out of the room

2. (after a verb) out (ditto)

   走出來 / 走出来  ―  zǒu chūlái  ―  to walk out

3. to appear

   結果出來了。 / 结果出来了。  ―  Jiéguǒ chūlái le.  ―  The result came out.

4. (after a verb) to make evident

   我看出來怎麼用了。 [MSC, trad.]

   我看出来怎么用了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ kàn chūlái zěnme yòng le. [Pinyin]

   I figured out (after observation) how to use it.

5. (after a verb) to finish doing something; to accomplish something

   做出來 / 做出来  ―  zuò chūlái  ―  to work it out

Usage notes

• Potential forms include 出得來/出得来 (chūdelái, “can come out, can appear”) and 出不來/出不来 (chūbùlái, “have no way to come out, can not appear”). When it is used after a verb, however, it is 得出來/得出来 (de chūlái), 不出來/不出来 (bù chūlái).
• When it is used after a verb, it is also possible to insert a noun (or a phrase playing the role of a noun) between the two charaters, for example, 拿出錢來/拿出钱来 (náchū qián lái, “to take out money”), 拿得出錢來/拿得出钱来 (nádechū qián lái, “to be able to provide out money”).

See also

• (Cantonese) 出嚟

Derived terms