不出

bùchū

to not exceed; to not surpass

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Examples

我不出名。

I am not famous.

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这房子不出售。

This house is not for sale.

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我将不出席派对。

I will not attend the party.

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我挑不出他的毛病。

I can't find fault with him.

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我想不出該說什麼。

I can't think of anything to say.

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Entry Composition

1 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
=2 出 chū
  1. to go out; to come out
  2. to arise; to occur
  3. to produce; to yield
  4. to go beyond; to exceed
  5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
  6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
=2 出 chū variant of 出 chū (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)

Containing this entry

不出所料 bùchūsuǒliào as expected
好事不出門，惡事傳千里 hǎoshìbùchūmén,èshìchuánqiānlǐ
  1. lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles
  2. a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
拉不出屎來怨茅房 lābùchūshǐláiyuànmáofáng
  1. lit. to blame the toilet because one is having difficulty completing a bowel movement (idiom)
  2. fig. to blame others for problems caused by one's own shortcomings
拿不出手 nábùchūshǒu
  1. not presentable
  2. shoddy and too embarrassing to show
杜門不出 dùménbùchū (idiom) to shut oneself indoors; to avoid social contact; to cut oneself off from the outside world
狗嘴裏吐不出象牙 gǒuzuǐlitǔbùchūxiàngyá
  1. lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
  2. fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel
看不出 kànbuchū can't discern
秀才不出門，全知天下事 xiùcaibùchūmén,quánzhītiānxiàshì a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
秀才不出門，能知天下事 xiùcaibùchūmén,néngzhītiānxiàshì a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
說不出 shuōbuchū unable to say
足不出戶 zúbùchūhù
  1. lit. not putting a foot outside
  2. to stay at home
逃不出 táobùchū
  1. unable to escape
  2. can't get out
狗嘴裡吐不出象牙 gǒuzuǐlǐtǔbùchūxiàngyá
拉不出屎來賴茅坑 lābùchūshǐláilàimáokēng
說不出 shuōbùchū
政令不出中南海 zhènglìngbùchū Zhōngnánhǎi
看不出 kànbùchū
工字不出頭 gōngzìbùchūtóu