出外

chūwài
  1. to go out
  2. to leave for another place

CEDICT

to go out; to leave for another place; to be away from home

Wiktionary

離家遠行。

重編國語辭典

Examples

我們出外吃飯吧。

Let's go out to eat.

Source: Tatoeba

我們閒時應該出外曬曬太陽。

We should sometimes expose our bodies to the sun.

Source: Tatoeba

老實說，我其實想留在家中，不想出外的。

To tell the truth, I would rather stay at home than go out.

Frankly speaking, I actually wanted to stay at home, instead of going out.

Source: Tatoeba

會成功的男人必須請求妻子讓他離開出外打拼。

He that will thrive must ask leave of his wife.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

=1 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
=1 出 chū variant of 出 chū (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)
2 外 wài
  1. outside
  2. in addition
  3. foreign
  4. external

Containing this entry

在家靠父母，出外靠朋友 zàijiākàofùmǔ,chūwàikàopéngyou one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
裡出外進 lǐchūwàijìn
  1. uneven
  2. in disorder
  3. everything sticking out

Related entries

出去 chūqù to go out
她出去了

She went out.

Source: Tatoeba

出門 chūmén
  1. to go out
  2. to leave home
  3. to go on a journey
  4. away from home
  5. (of a woman) to get married
我出门了。

I'm gone.

I'm off.

Source: Tatoeba

外出 wàichū
  1. to go out
  2. to go away (on a trip etc)
珍外出購物。

Jane is out shopping.

Source: Tatoeba

熄火 xīhuǒ
  1. (of fire, lamp etc) to go out
  2. to put out (fire)
  3. (fig.) to die down
  4. (of a vehicle) to stall
滅 miè
  1. to extinguish or put out
  2. to go out (of a fire etc)
  3. to exterminate or wipe out
  4. to drown
灯自己灭了。

The light went out by itself.

Source: Tatoeba

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