出示
Old HSK 5
出示 (chūshì) · to show
出示 (chūshì) means “to show; to present (a ticket, ID)”. It is written with 2 characters: 出 (to go out) + 示 (altar). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 出示 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)
示 shì · altar
What 示 is made of
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: An altar (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请出示您的护照。Qǐng chūshì nín de hùzhào.Please show your passport.
进门时要出示门票。Jìn mén shí yào chūshì ménpiào.You must show your ticket when entering.
Questions about 出示
What does 出示 mean?
出示 (chūshì) means “to show; to present (a ticket, ID)”.
How do you pronounce 出示?
出示 is pronounced chūshì.
Which HSK level is 出示?
出示 is in Old HSK 5.
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 出示 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 15: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.