出息
Old HSK 6
出息 (chūxi) · promise
出息 (chūxi) means “promise; good prospects”. It is written with 2 characters: 出 (to go out) + 息 (rest). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 出息 is built
The characters
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)
息 xī · rest
What 息 is made of
- 自zì — self
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 目mù — eye
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: To breathe (life, 心) through one's nose 自; 心 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个孩子很有出息。Zhège háizi hěn yǒu chūxi.This child has a bright future.
他长大后一定会有出息。Tā zhǎngdà hòu yídìng huì yǒu chūxi.He'll certainly make something of himself when he grows up.
Questions about 出息
What does 出息 mean?
出息 (chūxi) means “promise; good prospects”.
How do you pronounce 出息?
出息 is pronounced chūxi.
Which HSK level is 出息?
出息 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 出来chūláito come out
- 出去chūqùto go out
- 出发chūfāto set off
- 出国chūguóto go abroad
- 出口chūkǒuexit
- 出门chūménto go out
- 出生chūshēngto be born
- 出现chūxiànto appear
- 出院chūyuànto leave hospital
- 出租chūzūto rent out
Learn 出息 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 30: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.