付出
HSK 4 (2021)
付出 (fùchū) · to put in (effort, time)
付出 (fùchū) means “to put in (effort, time); to pay”. It is written with 2 characters: 付 (to pay) + 出 (to go out). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 付出 is built
The characters
付 fù · to pay
What 付 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: To hand 寸 something over to someone 亻 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
出 chū · to go out
What 出 is made of
- 屮chè — sprout
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 凵qiǎn — container
Origin hint: A sprout 屮 growing out of a container 凵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
为了这次比赛，他付出了很多努力。Wèile zhè cì bǐsài, tā fùchū le hěn duō nǔlì.He put a lot of effort into this competition.
你为这个工作付出了多少时间？Nǐ wèi zhège gōngzuò fùchū le duōshǎo shíjiān?How much time have you put into this job?
Questions about 付出
What does 付出 mean?
付出 (fùchū) means “to put in (effort, time); to pay”.
How do you pronounce 付出?
付出 is pronounced fùchū.
Which HSK level is 付出?
付出 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 支付zhīfùto pay
- 对付duìfuto deal with
- 付款fùkuǎnto pay
- 应付yìngfuto deal with
- 付fùto pay
- 出来chūláito come out
- 出去chūqùto go out
- 出发chūfāto set off
- 出国chūguóto go abroad
- 出口chūkǒuexit
Learn 付出 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 55: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.