How to say “go abroad” in Chinese

出国
chūguó

go abroad

verb · HSK 2 · topic “People around you”

“Go abroad” in Chinese is 出国, chū guó: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

出国 is read chū guó: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

chū — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
guó — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

出
chū — go out
国
guó — country

Outside, 囗 “border”; inside, 玉 “jade”: a treasure behind a wall.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “出国”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 出国. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 出国以前,他跟家人告别。chūguóyǐqián,tāgēnjiāréngàobiéBefore going abroad, he says goodbye to his family.
  • 出国以前我去跟老师告别chūguóyǐqián,wǒqùgēnlǎoshīgàobiéBefore going abroad, I went to say goodbye to my teacher.
  • 出国旅游最好买保险chūguólǚyóuzuìhǎomǎibǎoxiǎnWhen you travel abroad, it's best to buy insurance.

More words from the lesson “Childhood and abroad”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “go abroad” in Chinese?

“Go abroad” in Chinese is 出国, pinyin chūguó.

What does 出国 mean?

出国 (chūguó) means “go abroad”.

How do you write 出国?

出国 is 2 characters: 出 (chū) — go out; 国 (guó) — country. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 出国?

出国 is read chūguó. Tones: chū — first tone, guó — second tone. The page has an audio recording.

“go abroad” in the lesson “Childhood and abroad”

This word is from the topic “People around you” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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