出來

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Chinese

to go out; to come out; to occur
to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)
 
to come
trad. (出來)
simp. (出来)

Pronunciation


Note:
  • is in the citation tone and is toneless when 出來 is at the end of a phrase;
  • both and are toneless as a complement;
  • both and undergo tone sandhi when the 出來 is not at the end of a phrase;
  • chhoài - contraction of "chhut--lâi".

Verb

出⫽來 (verb-complement) (intransitive)

  1. to go from inside to outside (with the speaker being outside); to come out
    房間出來房间出来  ―  cóng fángjiān lǐ chūlái  ―  to come out of the room
  2. to appear; to emerge; to be revealed; to become available
    結果出來结果出来  ―  Jiéguǒ chūlái le.  ―  The result came out.
  3. (as a verbal complement)
    1. Indicates outward movement.
      出來出来  ―  zǒu chūlái  ―  to walk out
    2. Indicates a process of revealing, manifesting or making evident.
      出來怎麼 [MSC, trad.]
      出来怎么 [MSC, simp.]
      Wǒ kàn chūlái zěnme yòng le.
      I figured out (after observation) how to use it.
    3. Indicates a process of completing or accomplishing.
      出來出来  ―  zuò chūlái  ―  to work it out
      出來出来  ―  jiǎng chūlái  ―  to explain it

Usage notes

  • Potential forms include 來/出 (chūdelái, “can come out, can appear”) and 來/出 (chūbùlái, “have no way to come out, can not appear”). When it is used after a verb, however, it is 出來/出来 (de chūlái), 出來/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 characters, for example, 來/ (náchū qián lái, “to take out money”), 得出來/得出 (nádechū qián lái, “to be able to provide out money”).

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Jinmeiyō
For pronunciation and definitions of 出來 – see the following entry.
でき
result
imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of できる (dekiru)
Alternative spelling
出来
(This term, 出來, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (出来) of the above term.)