外出
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
外出 (wàichū) · to go out
外出 (wàichū) means “to go out; to be away”. It is written with 2 characters: 外 (outside) + 出 (to go out). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 外出 is built
The characters
外 wài · outside
What 外 is made of
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: Night-time 夕 divinations 卜; the supernatural, the foreign (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
外出的时候记得关门。Wàichū de shíhou jìde guān mén.Remember to lock the door when you go out.
他外出了，下午回来。Tā wàichū le, xiàwǔ huílái.He's out and will be back this afternoon.
Questions about 外出
What does 外出 mean?
外出 (wàichū) means “to go out; to be away”.
How do you pronounce 外出?
外出 is pronounced wàichū.
Which HSK level is 外出?
外出 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 国外guówàiabroad
- 外边wàibianoutside
- 外国wàiguóforeign country
- 外语wàiyǔforeign language
- 外地wàidìanother part of the country
- 外卖wàimàitakeout
- 以外yǐwàibesides
- 另外lìngwàiin addition
- 外交wàijiāodiplomacy
- 外面wàimiànoutside
Learn 外出 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 76: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.