Meaning of 出色
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- remarkable; outstanding
How to use 出色
出色 praises people, work, or performance, often after 很 or as 表现出色 (performed outstandingly). It can also describe a verb with 得: 她完成得很出色. Example: 他的中文说得很出色。(Tā de Zhōngwén shuō de hěn chūsè.) His Chinese is outstanding.
出 (chū) means to come out and 色 (sè) means color. Something 出色 lets its colors come out so it stands out from the rest.
Common mistake: Learners often read 色 with a third tone, as shǎi or sě, but in 出色 it is fourth tone sè. Also, 出色 is praise for quality, so do not use it to mean colorful; use 色彩丰富 or 五颜六色 for that.
出色 in example sentences
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出 chū · to go out · 5 strokes
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色 sè · color · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 出色.
| 出来 | chūlái | to come out; to appear |
| 出去 | chūqù | to go out |
| 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 |
| 颜色 | yánsè | color; countenance |
| 找出 | zhǎochū | to find; to search out |
| 红色 | hóngsè | red (color); revolutionary |
| 黑色 | hēisè | black |
| 蓝色 | lánsè | blue (color) |
| 白色 | báisè | white; fig. reactionary |
Questions about 出色
What does 出色 mean?
出色 (chūsè) means "remarkable; outstanding" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 出色?
出色 is made of 2 characters: 出 (5 strokes), 色 (6 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 出色 an HSK word?
Yes. 出色 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 出色 and 优秀?
Both mean excellent. 优秀 (yōuxiù) often describes a person's overall quality, like 优秀学生, while 出色 often stresses how well something was done, like 表现出色.
Can 出色 be used before a noun?
Yes, usually with 的, as in 出色的演员 (an outstanding actor). It is also common after 很 or 非常, as in 非常出色.