Meaning of 出去
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to go out
How to use 出去
出去 is used when someone leaves a room, a house, or a place and moves away from the speaker. It often follows a verb to show outward direction, as in 走出去 (zǒu chūqù, to walk out). Example: 我出去买东西。(Wǒ chūqù mǎi dōngxi.) I'm going out to buy some things.
出 (chū) means to exit and 去 (qù) means to go away from the speaker. Put them together and you get going out, moving away from where you are now.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 出去 (chūqù) and 出来 (chūlái). Use 出去 when the movement is away from the speaker and 出来 when it is toward the speaker, so someone inside a room says 出去 but someone waiting outside says 出来.
出去 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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出 chū · to go out · 5 strokes
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去 qù · to go · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 出去.
| 出来 | chūlái | to come out; to appear |
| 回去 | huíqù | to return; to go back |
| 进去 | jìnqù | to go in |
| 去年 | qùnián | last year |
| 过去 | guòqù | (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by |
| 出现 | chūxiàn | to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up |
| 出发 | chūfā | to set off; to start (on a journey); (fig.) to proceed from (a particular standpoint or ba |
| 出生 | chūshēng | to be born |
| 提出 | tíchū | to raise (an issue); to propose |
| 找出 | zhǎochū | to find; to search out |
| 出口 | chūkǒu | an exit; to speak |
| 拿出 | náchū | to take out; to put out |
Questions about 出去
What does 出去 mean?
出去 (chūqù) means "to go out".
How do you write 出去?
出去 is made of 2 characters: 出 (5 strokes), 去 (5 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 出去 an HSK word?
Yes. 出去 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Is the 去 in 出去 pronounced with a full fourth tone?
In dictionaries it is chūqù, but in everyday speech the 去 is often said lightly, close to a neutral tone, especially after another verb like 走出去. Both sound natural to native speakers.
How do I say I am going out to a specific place with 出去?
出去 does not usually take a place directly after it. Instead say 出去 plus an activity, like 出去吃饭 (chūqù chīfàn, go out to eat), or use 去 with the place, like 去公园 (qù gōngyuán, go to the park).