Usage of the character 出

(of food) to be taken out of the steamer
(fig.) (often used with 紛紛／纷纷 (fēnfēn)) (of products, information etc) to appear
to emerge
to come out
(fig.) to dump
to inundate the market

chūmài

出卖

[出賣]

to offer for sale; to sell
to sell out; to betray

suànchū

算出

[算出]

to figure out

chūxī

出息

[出息]

to yield interest, profit etc
to exhale (Buddhism)

qǔchū

取出

[取出]

to take out
to extract
to draw out

xièchū

泄出

[泄出]

to leak out
to release (liquid or gas)

dìngchū

定出

[定出]

to determine
to fix upon
to set (a target, a price etc)

chūdào

出道

[出道]

to start one's career
(of an entertainer) to make one's debut

jiéchū

杰出

[傑出]

outstanding
distinguished
remarkable
prominent
illustrious

chūyù

出狱

[出獄]

to be released from prison

géchū

革出

[革出]

to expel
to kick out

zuòchū

作出

[作出]

to put out
to come up with
to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc)
to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc)
to draw (conclusion)
to deliver (speech, judgment)
to devise (explanation)
to extract

chūxí

出席

[出席]

to attend
to participate
present

chūyáng

出洋

[出洋]

to go abroad (old)

chūshǐ

出使

[出使]

to go abroad as ambassador
to be sent on a diplomatic mission

lièchū

列出

[列出]

to list
to make a list

chūjiān

出尖

[出尖]

out of the ordinary
outstanding
egregious

bàochū

爆出

[爆出]

to burst out
to appear unexpectedly
to break (media story)

cǎichū

采出

[採出]

to extract
to mine

chūjià

出嫁

[出嫁]

to get married (of woman)

chūgé

出阁

[出閣]

(of a girl) to marry (literary)

tūchū

凸出

[凸出]

to protrude
to stick out

chūjú

出局

[出局]

(of a batter) to be put out (in baseball); to be dismissed (in cricket)
(of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition
(fig.) to be weeded out; to get the chop (in a competitive environment)

huìchū

汇出

[匯出]

to remit (funds)
(computing) to export (data)

díchū

嫡出

[嫡出]

born of the wife (i.e. not of a concubine)

chūcāo

出操

[出操]

to drill
to exercise
to go outdoors for physical exercise

bǎichū

百出

[百出]

(following a noun) full of ...
abounding in ...

wénchū

闻出

[聞出]

to identify by smell
to detect a scent
to sniff out

chūfǎng

出访

[出訪]

to go and visit in an official capacity or for investigation

chūsè

出色

[出色]

remarkable; outstanding

chūlù

出路

[出路]

a way out (lit. and fig.)
opportunity for advancement; a way forward
outlet (for one's products)

chǎnchū

产出

[產出]

to produce (graduates, breast milk, toxic waste, creative ideas etc)
output

chóuchū

筹出

[籌出]

to plan out; to prepare

chūzhěn

出诊

[出診]

to visit a patient at home (of a doctor)
house call

chūquē

出缺

[出缺]

to fall vacant
a job opening at a high level

chūxíng

出行

[出行]

to go out somewhere (relatively short trip)
to set off on a journey (longer trip)

gōuchū

勾出

[勾出]

to delineate
to articulate
to evoke
to draw out
to tick off

chūhàn

出汗

[出汗]

to perspire
to sweat

shǔchū

数出

[數出]

to count out (a sum of money etc)

chūxiǎn

出险

[出險]

to get out of trouble
to escape from danger
a danger appears
threatened by danger

zuòchū

做出

[做出]

to put out
to issue

tiàochū

跳出

[跳出]

to jump out
fig. to appear suddenly

zhúchū

逐出

[逐出]

to expel
to evict
to drive out

chūjí

出辑

[出輯]

to release an album (of a musician)

liúchū

流出

[流出]

to flow out
to disgorge
to effuse

chūbǎn

出版

[出版]

to publish

jiùchū

救出

[救出]

to rescue
to pluck from danger

chūpán

出盘

[出盤]

to sell up
to wind up a business

chūshuǐ

出水

[出水]

to discharge water
to appear out of the water
to break the surface

tèchū

特出

[特出]

outstanding
prominent

huáchū

滑出

[滑出]

to slip out

chūbīng

出兵

[出兵]

to send troops

chūxiàn

出线

[出線]

(sports) to go out of bounds
to go over the line
to qualify for the next round of competition
(Tw) (fig.) to make the grade
to achieve success

tuōchū

脱出

[脫出]

to break away
to extricate
to escape
to leave the confines of

zhuāngchū

装出

[裝出]

to assume (an air of)

chūjù

出具

[出具]

to issue (document, certificate etc)
to provide

chūgǎng

出港

[出港]

to leave harbor
departure (at airport)

chūchāo

出超

[出超]

trade surplus
favorable balance of trade

páichū

排出

[排出]

to discharge

chūhào

出号

[出號]

large-sized (of clothes, shoes)
(old) to give an order
(old) to quit one's job in a store

chūzǒu

出走

[出走]

to leave home
to go off
to run away

tuīchū

推出

[推出]

to push out
to release
to launch
to publish
to recommend

chūliè

出猎

[出獵]

to go out hunting

liàngchū

亮出

[亮出]

to suddenly reveal
to flash (one's ID, a banknote etc)

yùnchū

运出

[運出]

shipment
to dispatch
to ship out
to send

tāochū

掏出

[掏出]

to fish out
to take out (from a pocket, bag etc)

shùchū

庶出

[庶出]

born of a concubine (rather than of the wife)

chūzhēng

出征

[出征]

to go into battle
to campaign (military)

xīchū

析出

[析出]

to separate out

chāochū

超出

[超出]

to exceed
to overstep
to go too far
to encroach

chūshòu

出售

[出售]

to sell
to offer for sale
to put on the market

chūjī

出击

[出擊]

to sally
to attack

rìchū

日出

[日出]

sunrise

chūshī

出师

[出師]

to finish apprenticeship
to graduate
to send out troops (under a commander)

chūmiàn

出面

[出面]

to appear personally
to step in
to step forth
to show up

chūrèn

出任

[出任]

to take up a post; to start in a new job

chūqiǔ

出糗

[出糗]

(coll.) to have sth embarrassing happen

lüchū

滤出

[濾出]

to filter out

pāochū

抛出

[拋出]

to toss
to throw out

chūhǎi

出海

[出海]

to go out to sea
(neologism) to expand into overseas markets

zhǎnchū

展出

[展出]

to put on display
to be on show
to exhibit

jiěchū

解出

[解出]

to figure out

chūgé

出格

[出格]

to overstep the bounds of what is proper
to take sth too far
(of a measuring device) to go off the scale

chūlú

出炉

[出爐]

to take out of the furnace
fresh out of the oven
fig. newly announced
recently made available

dànchū

淡出

[淡出]

to fade out (cinema)
to withdraw from (politics, acting etc)
to fade from (memory)

chūchù

出处

[出處]

source (esp. of quotation or literary allusion)
origin
where sth comes from

chūliáng

出粮

[出糧]

(dialect) to pay salary

chūshū

出书

[出書]

to publish books

pǎochū

跑出

[跑出]

to run out

chūxīn

出新

[出新]

to make new advances
to move forwards

chūdòng

出动

[出動]

to start out on a trip
to dispatch troops

chūchǎn

出产

[出產]

to produce (by natural growth, or by manufacture, mining etc)
to yield
to turn out
produce
products

chūsài

出赛

[出賽]

to compete
to take part (in a sports event)

chūyíng

出迎

[出迎]

to greet
to go out to meet

chūmǎ

出马

[出馬]

to set out (on a campaign)
to stand for election
to throw one's cap in the ring

chūnà

出纳

[出納]

cashier
to receive and hand over payment
to lend and borrow books

jiēchū

结出

[結出]

to bear (fruit)

chūchǎng

出场

[出場]

(of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform
(of an athlete) to enter the arena to compete
(fig.) to enter the scene (e.g. a new product)
(of an examinee etc) to leave the venue

chūtíng

出庭

[出庭]

to appear in court

sànchū

散出

[散出]

to spill out

chūguān

出官

[出官]

to leave the capital for an official post

chūzhàn

出战

[出戰]

(military) to go off to war
(sports) to compete

chūchāi

出差

[出差]

to go on an official or business trip

nǔchū

努出

[努出]

to extend
to push out (hands as a gesture)
to pout (i.e. push out lips)

bōchū

播出

[播出]

to broadcast
to air (a TV program etc)

lùchū

露出

[露出]

to expose
to show
also pr. (lòuchū)

chūlì

出力

[出力]

to exert oneself

dēngchū

登出

[登出]

to log out (computer)
to publish
to be published
to appear (in a newspaper etc)

chūtuō

出脱

[出脫]

to manage to sell
to dispose of sth (by selling)
to get property off one's hands
to find excuses (to get off a charge)
to extricate sb (from trouble)
to vindicate
to become prettier (of child)

chūzhī

出汁

[出汁]

dashi (soup stock used in Japanese cuisine) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese)

chūguǐ

出轨

[出軌]

to be derailed; to go off the rails
(fig.) to overstep the bounds
(fig.) to have an extramarital affair

chèchū

撤出

[撤出]

to withdraw
to leave
to retreat
to pull out

chūxi

出息

[出息]

future prospects
profit
to mature
to grow up

fāchū

发出

[發出]

to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch
to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)

chūlù

出露

[出露]

to emerge

juéchū

掘出

[掘出]

to exhume
to unearth
to dig out

tūchū

突出

[突出]

prominent
outstanding
to give prominence to
to protrude
to project

gōngchū

公出

[公出]

to be away on business

chūtóu

出头

[出頭]

to get out of a predicament
to stick out
to take the initiative
remaining odd fraction after a division
a little more than

chūmiáo

出苗

[出苗]

to sprout
to come out (of seedling)
to bud

bōchū

拨出

[撥出]

to pull out
to allocate (funds)
to dial

chūrù

出入

[出入]

to go out and come in
entrance and exit
expenditure and income
discrepancy
inconsistent

chūmíng

出名

[出名]

well-known for sth
to become well known
to make one's mark
to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc)

tuìchū

退出

[退出]

to withdraw
to abort
to quit
to log out (computing)

shǐchū

驶出

[駛出]

to leave port
to put off

chūjiè

出界

[出界]

to cross a border
(sport) to go out of bounds

chūfēngtou

出风头

[出風頭]

to push oneself forward
to seek fame
to be in the limelight
same as 出鋒頭／出锋头 (chūfēngtou)

bānchūqù

搬出去

[搬出去]

to move out (vacate)
to shift sth out

chūlǎoqiān

出老千

[出老千]

to cheat (in gambling)

kànbuchū

看不出

[看不出]

can't discern

chūlóuzi

出喽子

[出嘍子]

variant of 出婁子／出娄子 (chūlóuzi)

chūshēnglü

出生率

[出生率]

birthrate

shūchūguǎn

输出管

[輸出管]

vas efferens

chūlòuzi

出漏子

[出漏子]

to take a wrong turn
to go wrong

chūshēngzhèng

出生证

[出生證]

birth certificate
CL:張／张 (zhāng)

yìchūyǔ

译出语

[譯出語]

source language (for translation)

màochūlái

冒出来

[冒出來]

to emerge; to pop up; to spring forth; to appear from nowhere

wèichūhuò

未出货

[未出貨]

not yet dispatched

chūkǒushāng

出口商

[出口商]

exporter
export business

téngchūshǒu

腾出手

[騰出手]

to get one's hands free (to do sth else)

chūshuǐkǒu

出水口

[出水口]

water outlet
drainage outlet

chūxuèxìng

出血性

[出血性]

hemorrhagic

chūzūchē

出租车

[出租車]

taxi
(Tw) rental car

bèngfāchū

迸发出

[迸發出]

to burst forth
to burst out

chūyángxiàng

出洋相

[出洋相]

to make a fool of oneself

chūrùmén

出入门

[出入門]

entrance and exit door

chūkǒu'é

出口额

[出口額]

export amount

dēngchūlái

登出来

[登出來]

to publish
to appear (in print)

chūlóuzi

出娄子

[出婁子]

to run into difficulties
to cause trouble

chūbǎnzhě

出版者

[出版者]

publisher

chūbǎnwù

出版物

[出版物]

publications

nèichūxuè

内出血

[內出血]

internal bleeding
internal hemorrhage

dǎochūzhí

导出值

[導出值]

value deduced by calculation
derived value

chūyuèzi

出月子

[出月子]

to complete the month of confinement following childbirth
cf 坐月子 (zuòyuèzi)

chūqìtǒng

出气筒

[出氣筒]

(metaphorical) punching bag; undeserving target of sb's wrath

nǎochūxuè

脑出血

[腦出血]

cerebral hemorrhage

chūwèntí

出问题

[出問題]

to have sth go wrong
to have a problem arise
to give problems

xīnchūshēng

新出生

[新出生]

newly born

ǒuchūwù

呕出物

[嘔出物]

vomitus

jǐyāchū

挤压出

[擠壓出]

to extrude

chūnàyuán

出纳员

[出納員]

cashier
teller
treasurer

yǎnchūzhě

演出者

[演出者]

performer

shènchūwù

渗出物

[滲出物]

exudate

bíchūxuè

鼻出血

[鼻出血]

nosebleed

xīnchūlú

新出炉

[新出爐]

fresh out of the oven
fig. novelty just announced
recently made available

chūfēngtou

出锋头

[出鋒頭]

to push oneself forward
to seek fame
to be in the limelight

chūquānr

出圈儿

[出圈兒]

to overstep the bounds
to go too far

chūchàzi

出岔子

[出岔子]

to go wrong
to take a wrong turning

chūrénmìng

出人命

[出人命]

fatal
resulting in sb's death

chūchǎngjià

出厂价

[出廠價]

invoice
factory price

chūcàixiù

出菜秀

[出菜秀]

dinner show
dinner and floor show

chūmáobìng

出毛病

[出毛病]

a problem appears
to break down

chūrùkǒu

出入口

[出入口]

gateway

áochūtóu

熬出头

[熬出頭]

to break clear of all the troubles and hardships
to achieve success
to make it

huōchuqu

豁出去

[豁出去]

to throw caution to the wind
to press one's luck
to go for broke

bèngchūlai

蹦出来

[蹦出來]

to crop up
to pop up
to emerge abruptly

zàichūxiàn

再出现

[再出現]

to reappear

pàichūsuǒ

派出所

[派出所]

local police station

kàndechū

看得出

[看得出]

can see
can tell

chūchǎngfèi

出场费

[出場費]

appearance fee

chūdiǎnzi

出点子

[出點子]

to express an opinion
to offer advice

huìchūháng

汇出行

[匯出行]

remitting bank

tánshèchū

弹射出

[彈射出]

to catapult
to shoot

chūkǒuqì

出口气

[出口氣]

to take one's revenge
to score off sb

chūshēngdì

出生地

[出生地]

birthplace

chūfēngkǒu

出风口

[出風口]

air vent; air outlet

chūpǐnrén

出品人

[出品人]

producer (film)

táobùchū

逃不出

[逃不出]

unable to escape
can't get out

xiǎnlùchū

显露出

[顯露出]

to reveal (a quality or feeling); to manifest; to evince

chūbǎnshè

出版社

[出版社]

publishing house

shūchūpǐn

输出品

[輸出品]

export item
product for export

chūfènzi

出份子

[出份子]

to club together (to offer a gift)
to hold a whip-round

pēnchūyán

喷出岩

[噴出岩]

extrusive rock (geology)

chū-rùjìng

出入境

[出入境]

to leave or enter a country

chūzhǔyi

出主意

[出主意]

to come up with ideas
to make suggestions
to offer advice

chūxízhě

出席者

[出席者]

attendee

jìnchūjìng

进出境

[進出境]

entering and leaving a country

chūliupì

出溜屁

[出溜屁]

silent fart

chūtóuniǎo

出头鸟

[出頭鳥]

to stand out (among a group)
distinguished

chūxuèrè

出血热

[出血熱]

hemorrhagic fever

jìnchūkǒu

进出口

[進出口]

import and export

dàchūxuè

大出血

[大出血]

to hemorrhage
(fig.) to make a huge loss (in selling sth); to spend a huge sum

chūkǒuhuò

出口货

[出口貨]

exports
goods for export

chūjiānr

出尖儿

[出尖兒]

erhua variant of 出尖 (chūjiān)

chūqìkǒu

出气口

[出氣口]

gas or air outlet
emotional outlet

chūbǎnshāng

出版商

[出版商]

publisher

chūnántí

出难题

[出難題]

to raise a tough question

chūdàchāi

出大差

[出大差]

lit. to go on a long trip
fig. to be sent to the execution ground

chūluànzi

出乱子

[出亂子]

to go wrong
to get into trouble

chūjiārén

出家人

[出家人]

monk; nun (Buddhist or Daoist)

chūleshì

出了事

[出了事]

sth bad happened

fáchūchǎng

罚出场

[罰出場]

(of a referee) to send a player off the field

chūfādiǎn

出发点

[出發點]

starting point
(fig.) basis
motive

dǎchūshǒu

打出手

[打出手]

to fling back weapons hurled at one by attackers (acrobatic performance in Chinese opera)
to come to blows
to start a fight

shuōbuchū

说不出

[說不出]

unable to say

chūlóuzi

出楼子

[出樓子]

variant of 出婁子／出娄子 (chūlóuzi)

nábùchūshǒu

拿不出手

[拿不出手]

not presentable
shoddy and too embarrassing to show

zhòufúyèchū

昼伏夜出

[晝伏夜出]

nocturnal
to hide by day and come out at night

chūchūmáolú

初出茅庐

[初出茅廬]

venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
young and inexperienced
novice
greenhorn

géchūjiàomén

革出教门

[革出教門]

to excommunicate (from a church)

chūlèibácuì

出类拔萃

[出類拔萃]

to excel the common (idiom); surpassing
preeminent
outstanding

chūréntóudì

出人头地

[出人頭地]

to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
to excel

jìngshēnchūhù

净身出户

[凈身出戶]

to leave a marriage with nothing (no possessions or property)

biéchūxīncái

别出心裁

[別出心裁]

to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality
to adopt an original approach

cānghuángchūtáo

仓皇出逃

[倉皇出逃]

to run off in a great panic (idiom)

céngxiàn-diéchū

层见迭出

[層見迭出]

variant of 層見疊出／层见叠出 (céngxián-diéchu)

wàichūfǎngwèn

外出访问

[外出訪問]

to make an official visit (often abroad)

shēnrùxiǎnchū

深入显出

[深入顯出]

see 深入淺出／深入浅出 (shēnrùqiǎnchū)

shīchūyǒumíng

师出有名

[師出有名]

lit. to have sufficient reason to send troops (idiom)
to do something with good reason
to have just cause

chūhūyùliào

出乎预料

[出乎預料]

beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

dàchūqíhàn

大出其汗

[大出其汗]

to sweat buckets (idiom)

líjiāchūzǒu

离家出走

[離家出走]

to leave home (to live somewhere else)

chūqíbùyì

出其不意

[出其不意]

to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard

chūkǒushāngpǐn

出口商品

[出口商品]

export product
export goods

chūyánbùxùn

出言不逊

[出言不遜]

to speak rudely

Huángguānchūbǎn

皇冠出版

[皇冠出版]

Crown publishers, Hong Kong

yǐnshéchūdòng

引蛇出洞

[引蛇出洞]

lit. to pull a snake from its hole
to expose a malefactor (idiom)

sìchūwénqián

四出文钱

[四出文錢]

coin minted in the reign of Emperor Ling of Han 漢靈帝／汉灵帝 ( Hàn Líng Dì), with a square hole in the middle and four lines radiating out from each corner of the square (hence the name 四出文)

lǐchūwàijìn

里出外进

[裡出外進]

uneven
in disorder
everything sticking out

shuāngjìnshuāngchū

双进双出

[雙進雙出]

to be together constantly (idiom)

ànxūchūbǎn

按需出版

[按需出版]

publishing on demand

chūshēngrìqī

出生日期

[出生日期]

date of birth

shīchūwúmíng

师出无名

[師出無名]

lit. to go to war without just cause (idiom)
to act without justification

chūzìfèifǔ

出自肺腑

[出自肺腑]

from the bottom of one's heart (idiom)

Hāluō Chūxíng

哈啰出行

[哈囉出行]

Hellobike, transportation service platform

wúchūqíyòu

无出其右

[無出其右]

matchless; without equal; there is nothing better

hóngxìngchūqiáng

红杏出墙

[紅杏出牆]

lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom)
fig. a wife having an illicit lover

chūshénrùhuà

出神入化

[出神入化]

to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement

chōngkǒu'érchū

冲口而出

[衝口而出]

to blurt out without thinking (idiom)

lòudòngbǎichū

漏洞百出

[漏洞百出]

(of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom)

huòcóngkǒuchū

祸从口出

[禍從口出]

Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.

Dīdī Chūxíng

滴滴出行

[滴滴出行]

Didi Chuxing Technology Co., aka DiDi, app-based transportation company, headquartered in Beijing, founded in 2012

chū'ěrfǎn'ěr

出尔反尔

[出爾反爾]

old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
to blow hot and cold
to contradict oneself
inconsistent

rùbùfūchū

入不敷出

[入不敷出]

income does not cover expenditure
unable to make ends meet

chūshēngzhèngmíng

出生证明

[出生證明]

birth certificate
CL:張／张 (zhāng)

chūrényìbiǎo

出人意表

[出人意表]

to exceed all expectations
to come as a surprise

kǒuchūkuángyán

口出狂言

[口出狂言]

to speak conceited nonsense
to come out with arrogant claptrap

chūshēngrùsǐ

出生入死

[出生入死]

from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
brave
willing to risk life and limb

dàjìndàchū

大进大出

[大進大出]

large-scale import and export

qūzhúchūjìng

驱逐出境

[驅逐出境]

to deport
to expel

tǐngshēn'érchū

挺身而出

[挺身而出]

to step forward bravely

chūkǒudiàochá

出口调查

[出口調查]

exit poll

zúbùchūhù

足不出户

[足不出戶]

lit. not putting a foot outside
to stay at home

qiǎnsòngchūjìng

遣送出境

[遣送出境]

to deport

shāchūchóngwéi

杀出重围

[殺出重圍]

to force one's way out of encirclement; to break through

chūzūsījī

出租司机

[出租司機]

taxi driver

zǎochūwǎnguī

早出晚归

[早出晚歸]

to leave early and return late (idiom)

hépántuōchū

和盘托出

[和盤托出]

lit. to put everything out including the tray
to reveal everything
to make a clean breast of it all

chūhūyìwài

出乎意外

[出乎意外]

beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

tíchūjiànyì

提出建议

[提出建議]

to propose
to raise a suggestion

mángjìnmángchū

忙进忙出

[忙進忙出]

very busy

chuǎngchūmíngtang

闯出名堂

[闖出名堂]

to make a name for oneself

chūcuòxìnxī

出错信息

[出錯信息]

error message (computing)

chūchòuzǐr

出臭子儿

[出臭子兒]

to make a bad move (in a game of chess)

shénchūguǐmò

神出鬼没

[神出鬼沒]

lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom)
fig. elusive

yìchūxiàoyìng

溢出效应

[溢出效應]

spillover effect

dùménbùchū

杜门不出

[杜門不出]

to shut the door and remain inside
fig. to cut off contact

fúróngchūshuǐ

芙蓉出水

[芙蓉出水]

lit. lotus rises from the water (idiom); fig. to blossom (of poem or art)

bànpáichūqī

半排出期

[半排出期]

half-life

chūkǒuchéngzhāng

出口成章

[出口成章]

(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
articulate

lùchūmǎjiǎo

露出马脚

[露出馬腳]

to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature
to give the game away

chūshēngquēxiàn

出生缺陷

[出生缺陷]

birth defect

bànlù-chūjiā

半路出家

[半路出家]

lit. to enter monastic life at a mature age (idiom)
fig. to change one's career; to take up a new line of work or specialization; to enter a profession from a different background

céngchūbùqióng

层出不穷

[層出不窮]

more and more emerge
innumerable succession
breeding like flies (idiom)

wényìyǎnchū

文艺演出

[文藝演出]

theatrical performance
CL:場／场 (chǎng)

céngxiàn-diéchū

层见叠出

[層見疊出]

(idiom) to occur frequently; to occur repeatedly

chūshēngdìdiǎn

出生地点

[出生地點]

place of birth

dúchūyīshí

独出一时

[獨出一時]

incomparable
head and shoulders above the competition

shēnrùqiǎnchū

深入浅出

[深入淺出]

to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom)
(of language) simple and easy to understand

hùnchūmíngtang

混出名堂

[混出名堂]

to make it
to be somebody

bùchūsuǒliào

不出所料

[不出所料]

as expected

hòujìnxiānchū

后进先出

[後進先出]

to come late and leave first
last in, first out (LIFO)

xìchūmíngmén

系出名门

[系出名門]

to come from a distinguished family

chūmóuhuàcè

出谋划策

[出謀劃策]

to put forward plans and ideas (also derogatory)
to give advice (idiom)

rúchūyīzhé

如出一辙

[如出一轍]

to be precisely the same
to be no different

géchūshānmén

革出山门

[革出山門]

to excommunicate (from a Buddhist monastery)

gōnglüshūchū

功率输出

[功率輸出]

power output (of an electrical device etc)

fāchūzhǐshì

发出指示

[發出指示]

to issue instructions

tuōkǒu'érchū

脱口而出

[脫口而出]

(idiom) to blurt out; to let slip (an indiscreet remark)

liàngrùwéichū

量入为出

[量入為出]

to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom); to live within one's means
You can only spend what you earn.

tiàochūhuǒkēng

跳出火坑

[跳出火坑]

lit. to jump out of a fire pit (idiom); to escape from a living hell
to free oneself from a life of torture

yǎnchūdìdiǎn

演出地点

[演出地點]

performance place
CL:處／处 (chù)

chūrényìliào

出人意料

[出人意料]

unexpected (idiom)
surprising

shìfàngchūyù

释放出狱

[釋放出獄]

to release from jail

hūzhīyùchū

呼之欲出

[呼之欲出]

lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom)
fig. on the verge of coming out into the open
(of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed
(of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed

kuīběnchūshòu

亏本出售

[虧本出售]

to sell at a loss

fúchūshuǐmiàn

浮出水面

[浮出水面]

to float up (idiom); to become evident
to surface
to appear

tuīchénchūxīn

推陈出新

[推陳出新]

to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate

wúxíngshūchū

无形输出

[無形輸出]

invisible export

chūkǒuchǎnpǐn

出口产品

[出口產品]

export product

jìnzhǐwàichū

禁止外出

[禁止外出]

to forbid sb to go out
to curfew
to ground (as disciplinary measure)

yuèchūjièxiàn

越出界线

[越出界線]

to exceed
to overstep the limit

tíchūkàngbiàn

提出抗辩

[提出抗辯]

to plead (not guilty)
to enter a plea

chūhūyìliào

出乎意料

[出乎意料]

beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

yùnchūyùnfèi

运出运费

[運出運費]

outward freight (accountancy)

tuōyǐng'érchū

脱颖而出

[脫穎而出]

to reveal one's talent (idiom)
to rise above others; to distinguish oneself

dàdǎchūshǒu

大打出手

[大打出手]

to come to blows
to start a fight
(derived from the term for a type of theatrical fight scene, 打出手 (dǎchūshǒu))

chūgǎngdàtīng

出港大厅

[出港大廳]

departure lounge

xiàoliàobǎichū

笑料百出

[笑料百出]

entertaining
hilarious

tuìchūyùnxíng

退出运行

[退出運行]

to decommission

héngkōngchūshì

横空出世

[橫空出世]

(idiom) to come to the fore in spectacular fashion; to emerge from obscurity to achieve great success

chūshényīnyuè

出神音乐

[出神音樂]

trance (music genre)

shìtóngjǐchū

视同己出

[視同己出]

to regard sb as one's own child

chuánchūshénjīng

传出神经

[傳出神經]

efferent nerve (transmitting out from the brain)
efferent neuron
motor nerve

dúchūxīncái

独出心裁

[獨出心裁]

to display originality (idiom); to do things differently

pēnbóyùchū

喷薄欲出

[噴薄欲出]

to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)
(of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance

qīngcháo'érchū

倾巢而出

[傾巢而出]

the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength

fānkōngchūqí

翻空出奇

[翻空出奇]

to overturn empty convention, and display originality (idiom); new and different ideas

lüchūkuángyán

屡出狂言

[屢出狂言]

repeated gaffes

shuǐluòshíchū

水落石出

[水落石出]

lit. as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)
fig. the truth comes to light

chūrényìwài

出人意外

[出人意外]

turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected

xiānjìnxiānchū

先进先出

[先進先出]

(computing, inventory management etc) first in, first out

héchūcǐyán

何出此言

[何出此言]

where do these words stem from?
why do you (he, etc) say such a thing?

línghúnchūqiào

灵魂出窍

[靈魂出竅]

out-of-body experience

yúguàn'érchū

鱼贯而出

[魚貫而出]

to file out; to walk out in a line

zìmóuchūlù

自谋出路

[自謀出路]

(idiom) to take matters into one's own hands
to go it alone
to fend for oneself
to find one's own way forward (esp. to find oneself a job)

xúnhuíyǎnchū

巡回演出

[巡迴演出]

(theater etc) to tour; to be on tour; to give itinerant performances

sānzhènchūjú

三振出局

[三振出局]

see 三振 (sānzhèn)

Chū'āijíjì

出埃及记

[出埃及記]

Book of Exodus
Second Book of Moses

chóngchūjiānghú

重出江湖

[重出江湖]

(of a person) to return to the fray after a period of inactivity; to jump back into the thick of things
(of sth that was once popular) to be resurrected; to make a comeback

cáihuáchūzhòng

才华出众

[才華出眾]

outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit

chūrùpíng'ān

出入平安

[出入平安]

lit. peace when you come or go
peace wherever you go

chūshuǐfúróng

出水芙蓉

[出水芙蓉]

as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)

chūmòwúcháng

出没无常

[出沒無常]

to appear and disappear unpredictably

chūchǎngshèzhì

出厂设置

[出廠設置]

(computing) factory settings

pòzhànbǎichū

破绽百出

[破綻百出]

(of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom)

duómén'érchū

夺门而出

[奪門而出]

to rush out through a door (idiom)

shājìnshāchū

杀进杀出

[殺進殺出]

to execute a lightning raid
(investment) to buy, then quickly sell
(tourism) to visit a destination for only a short stay

dānghángchūsè

当行出色

[當行出色]

to excel in one's field

xǐchūwàngwài

喜出望外

[喜出望外]

to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
overjoyed at the turn of events

chūzūqìchē

出租汽车

[出租汽車]

taxi
cab (PRC)
hire car (Tw)
CL:輛／辆 (liàng)

chūqízhìshèng

出奇制胜

[出奇制勝]

to win by a surprise move

chūshēngzhèngmíngshū

出生证明书

[出生證明書]

birth certificate
CL:張／张 (zhāng)

màngōngchūqiǎojiàng

慢工出巧匠

[慢工出巧匠]

patient work makes a skilled craftsman

pōchūqùdeshuǐ

泼出去的水

[潑出去的水]

spilt water
(fig.) sth that can not be retrieved
spilt milk

màngōngchūxìhuò

慢工出细货

[慢工出細貨]

patient work makes a fine product

yībíkǒngchūqì

一鼻孔出气

[一鼻孔出氣]

lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
to sing from the same hymn sheet

qiāngdǎchūtóuniǎo

枪打出头鸟

[槍打出頭鳥]

the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom)
nonconformity gets punished

héchūkǒukòngzhì

核出口控制

[核出口控制]

nuclear export control

míngshīchūgāotú

名师出高徒

[名師出高徒]

A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.

hánghángchūzhuàngyuán

行行出状元

[行行出狀元]

lit. in every trade, a master appears (idiom); fig. You can produce outstanding achievements in any task, provided you put it enough love and diligence

shuōbùchūhuàlái

说不出话来

[說不出話來]

speechless

Fēichūge Wèilái

飞出个未来

[飛出個未來]

Futurama (US TV animated series, 1999-)

yǒukǔshuōbuchū

有苦说不出

[有苦說不出]

having unspeakable bitter suffering
(often used after 啞巴吃黃連／哑巴吃黄连 (yǎbachīhuánglián))

Xīnwén Chūbǎn Zǒngshǔ

新闻出版总署

[新聞出版總署]

General Administration of Press and Publication (PRC state censorship organization)

yāozhuījiānpántūchū

腰椎间盘突出

[腰椎間盤突出]

slipped disk
vertebral herniation
prolapsed disk

Huángguān Chūbǎn Jítuán

皇冠出版集团

[皇冠出版集團]

Crown publishing group, Hong Kong

zìjiàqìchēchūzū

自驾汽车出租

[自駕汽車出租]

self-drive car rental

Chūrù Jìng Guǎnlǐjú

出入境管理局

[出入境管理局]

Exit and Entry Administration Bureau (PRC)

chūxíbiǎojuébǐlì

出席表决比例

[出席表決比例]

proportion of those present and voting

chūyūní'érbùrǎn

出淤泥而不染

[出淤泥而不染]

lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
fig. to be principled and incorruptible

chūxuèxìngdēnggérè

出血性登革热

[出血性登革熱]

dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF)

fēngzhíshūchūgōngnéng

峰值输出功能

[峰值輸出功能]

peak power output (of an electrical device etc)

rénpàchūmíngzhūpàféi

人怕出名猪怕肥

[人怕出名豬怕肥]

lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)
fig. fame has its price

tiàochūfǔdǐjìnhuǒkēng

跳出釜底进火坑

[跳出釜底進火坑]

out of the frying pan into the fire (idiom)

zuǒ'ěrrù,yòu'ěrchū

左耳入，右耳出

[左耳入，右耳出]

in one ear and out the other

rénpàchūmíngzhūpàzhuàng

人怕出名猪怕壮

[人怕出名豬怕壯]

lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)
fig. fame has its price

chūtóudechuánzixiānlàn

出头的椽子先烂

[出頭的椽子先爛]

lit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom)
fig. anyone who makes himself conspicuous will be targeted for attack

chūmǎnqín,gànmǎndiǎn

出满勤，干满点

[出滿勤，幹滿點]

to be assiduous and work full hours

Zhōngguó Jìnchūkǒu Yínháng

中国进出口银行

[中國進出口銀行]

The Export-Import Bank of China (state-owned bank)

yángmáochūzàiyángshēnshàng

羊毛出在羊身上

[羊毛出在羊身上]

lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
Nothing comes for free.

qíngrényǎnlǐchū Xīshī

情人眼里出西施

[情人眼裡出西施]

lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施 ( Xīshī) (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder

chūshīwèijiéshēnxiānsǐ

出师未捷身先死

[出師未捷身先死]

"he failed to complete his quest before death" (line from the poem "The Premier of Shu" 蜀相 ( Shǔxiàng) by Du Fu 杜甫 ( Dù Fǔ))

tàiyángcóngxībiānchūlái

太阳从西边出来

[太陽從西邊出來]

lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
fig. hell freezes over
pigs can fly

chángbǎnpōqījìnqīchū

长坂坡七进七出

[長坂坡七進七出]

famous scene in Romance of the Three Kingdoms in which Zhao Yun 趙雲／赵云 charges seven times through the ranks of Cao Cao's armies

yāozhuījiānpántūchūzhèng

腰椎间盘突出症

[腰椎間盤突出症]

herniated lumbar disk

báchūluóbodàichūní

拔出萝卜带出泥

[拔出蘿蔔帶出泥]

lit. when you pull a radish out of the ground, some dirt comes up with it (idiom)
fig. to uncover, during the investigation of a crime, evidence of other crimes
to cause further problems while working on a problem

Shíyóu Shūchūguó Zǔzhī

石油输出国组织

[石油輸出國組織]

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

bànlùshāchūde Chéng Yǎojīn

半路杀出的程咬金

[半路殺出的程咬金]

see 半路殺出個程咬金／半路杀出个程咬金 (bànlùshāchūgè Chéng Yǎojīn)

bànlùshāchūgè Chéng Yǎojīn

半路杀出个程咬金

[半路殺出個程咬金]

lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying)
fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan
sb whose presence is regarded as irksome

qīngchūyúlán'érshèngyúlán

青出于蓝而胜于蓝

[青出於藍而勝於藍]

lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)
fig. the student surpasses the master

chūláihùnchízǎoyàohuánde

出来混迟早要还的

[出來混遲早要還的]

if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it

gǒuzuǐlitǔbùchūxiàngyá

狗嘴里吐不出象牙

[狗嘴裏吐不出象牙]

lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel

chūrùjìngjiǎnyànjiǎnyìjú

出入境检验检疫局

[出入境檢驗檢疫局]

entry-exit inspection and quarantine bureau

lābùchūshǐláiyuànmáofáng

拉不出屎来怨茅房

[拉不出屎來怨茅房]

lit. to blame the toilet because one is having difficulty completing a bowel movement (idiom)
fig. to blame others for problems caused by one's own shortcomings

yīyánjìchū,sìmǎnánzhuī

一言既出，驷马难追

[一言既出，駟馬難追]