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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.

Endings and forms

Where the picture shows up in 出来

  1. 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.

  2. 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?

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

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