出来
chū lái
出来 is less about coming out than about becoming visible
The picture Something popping out of a closed box. A second ago you could not see it; now you can.
Where the picture shows up in 出来
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a body coming out
你怎么才出来?我等半天了。
nǐ zěnme cái chū lái? wǒ děng bàntiān le
What took you so long? I've been waiting ages.
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coming out as a thing
麻烦把发票打印出来。
máfan bǎ fāpiào dǎyìn chū lái
Could you print out the receipt?
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coming out of your head
方案我们终于想出来了。
fāng'àn wǒmen zhōngyú xiǎng chū lái le
We finally came up with a plan.
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coming out from hiding
他戴口罩我也认出来了。
tā dài kǒuzhào wǒ yě rèn chū lái le
He had a mask on and I still recognised him.
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picked out by the senses
汤里加了姜,我尝出来了。
tāng li jiā le jiāng, wǒ cháng chū lái le
You put ginger in the soup — I could taste it.