出去

Mandarin · pinyin chū qù

Meanings

  1. to go out
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出
chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
去
qù · go away, leave, depart
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1–4 · chu1 qu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ceot1 heoi3

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verb

  1. to go out

particle

  1. Used to modify a verb to indicate an outward direction; always appended to the end of a verb.

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