出来
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
出来 (chūlái) · to come out
出来 (chūlái) means “to come out”. It is written with 2 characters: 出 (to go out) + 来 (to come). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 出来 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)
来 lái · to come
What 来 is made of
- 未wèi — not yet
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你快出来！Nǐ kuài chūlái!Come out, quick!
他从房间里出来了。Tā cóng fángjiān lǐ chūlái le.He came out of the room.
Questions about 出来
What does 出来 mean?
出来 (chūlái) means “to come out”.
How do you pronounce 出来?
出来 is pronounced chūlái.
Which HSK level is 出来?
出来 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 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
- 出租车chūzūchētaxi
Learn 出来 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 50: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.