How to say “come out” in Chinese

出来

chūlái

come out

verb · HSK 2 · topic “There and back”

“Come out” in Chinese is 出来, chū lái: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

出来 is read chū lái: 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

lái — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

出

chū — go out

来

lái — come

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 “出来”.

Examples

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

你出来一下nǐchūláiyíxiàCome out for a moment.
太阳出来了tàiyángchūláileThe sun has come out.
请把新词语列出来qǐngbǎxīncíyǔlièchūlaiPlease make a list of the new words.
考试结果明天出来kǎoshìjiéguǒmíngtiānchūláiThe exam results come out tomorrow.
请把舌头伸出来qǐngbǎshétoushēnchūlaiPlease stick out your tongue.
狗把骨头从土里挖了出来gǒubǎgǔtoucóngtǔliwālechūlaiThe dog dug a bone out of the ground.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “come out” in Chinese?

“Come out” in Chinese is 出来, pinyin chūlái.

What does 出来 mean?

出来 (chūlái) means “come out”.

How do you write 出来?

出来 is 2 characters: 出 (chū) — go out; 来 (lái) — come. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 出来?

出来 is read chūlái. Tones: chū — first tone, lái — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“come out” in the lesson “Come in!”

This word is from the topic “There and back” 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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