Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

chōuyān 抽烟 [v+obj: 抽 suck + 烟 smoke] V smoke a cigarette (cigar), smoke
chóu 绸 TRAD 綢 N silk fabric, silk (See sīchóu 丝绸.)
chóu 愁 V worry ■ 你别愁，大伙儿会帮助你的。 Nǐ bié chóu, dàhuǒr huì bāngzhù nǐ de. Don’t
worry. We’ll all help you. 发愁 fā chóu worry over
chóu 稠 ADJ thick, dense
chóumì 稠密 [comp: 稠 dense + 密 dense] ADJ dense 人口稠密 rénkǒu chóumì densely populated
chóu 筹 TRAD 籌 V prepare
chóubèi 筹备 [comp: 筹 prepare + 备 prepare] V prepare (a conference, an event, etc.)
chóuchú 踌躇 V hesitate, be irresolute
chóu 酬 V reward
chóu 仇 N enmity, hatred
chóurén 仇人 N person hated intensely by somebody, sworn enemy
chǒu 丑 TRAD 醜 ADJ ugly
chǒu’è 丑恶 [comp: 丑 ugly + 恶 evil] ADJ hideous, repulsive
chòu 臭 ADJ smelly, stinking (ANTONYM 香 xiāng) ■ 他的脚爱出汗，一脱鞋就闻到臭味。Tā de jiǎo ài
chūhàn, yì tuō xié jiù wéndào chòu wèi. He has sweaty feet. The moment he takes off his shoes, one
scents the foul smell. ■ 臭豆腐，闻闻臭，吃起来 香。Chòu dòufu, wénwen chòu, chī qǐlai
xiāng. The preserved beancurd smells bad but tastes delicious.
chū 出 V emerge from, get out of 出来 chūlai come out ■ 请你出来一下。Qǐng nǐ chūlai yíxià. Would you
please step out for a while? 出去 chūqu go out ■ 请你出去一下。Qǐng nǐ chūqu yíxià. Please go out
for a while. (→ Please leave us for a while.)
chūbǎn 出版 V publish ■ 这本词典由一家国际 出版公司出版。Zhè bēn cídiǎn yóu yì jiā guójì
chūbǎn gōngsī chūbǎn. This dictionary is published by an international publishing house.
chūchāi 出差 V be on a business trip, leave town on business
chūfā 出发 [comp: 出 depart + 发 discharge] V set off (on a journey), start (a journey) ■ “我们 明天什
么时候出发?”“早上八点。” “Wǒmen míngtiān shénme shíhou chūfā?” “Zǎoshang bā diǎn.”
“When do we set off tomorrow?” “Eight o’clock in the morning.”
chūguó 出国 V go abroad, go overseas ■ 我爸 爸每年都要出国开会。Wǒ bàba mēi nián dōu yào
chūguó kāihuì. My father goes abroad for conferences every year.
chūkǒu 出口 [v+obj: 出 leave + 口 mouth, port] I V export (ANTONYM 进口 jìnkǒu) ■ 这个国家出口 大量
工业品到世界各地。Zhège guójiā chūkǒu dàliàng gōngyèpǐn dào shìjiè gè dì. This country
exports large amounts of industrial products to various places in the world. II N exit ■ 这是停车 场
的出口，不能从这里进。Zhè shì tíngchēchǎng de chūkǒu, bù néng cóng zhèlǐ jìn. This is the car
park exit. You can’t enter here. 出口公司 chūkǒu gōngsī export company / 出口贸 易 chūkǒu màoyì export
business in foreign trade
chūlù 出路 [modif: 出 out + 路 path] N way out, exit
chūmài 出卖 V 1 sell, be for sale ■ 工厂倒闭以 后，出卖机器还债。Gōngchǎng dǎobì yǐhòu, chūmài
jīqì hái zhài. After the factory went bank-crupt, the machines were sold to pay back debts. 2 betray,
sell out ■ 犹大为了三十块金币出卖耶 稣。Yóudà wèile sānshí kuài jīnbì chūmài Yēsū. Judas
sold out Jesus for 30 pieces of gold.
chūsè 出色 ADJ outstanding, remarkable
chūshēn 出身 N family background, (a person’s) social origin
chūshén 出神 V be lost in thought, be spellbound
chūshēng 出生 [comp: 出 come out + 生 be born] V be born ■ 他出生在 1980 年。Tā chūshēng zài yī-
jiǔ-bā-líng nián. He was born in 1980. ■ 他 于 1980 年出生在中国。Tā yú yī-jiǔ-bā-líng nián
chūshēng zài Zhōngguó. He was born in China in the year 1980. 出生地 chūshēng dì place of birth /
出生日期 chūshēng rìqī date of birth / 出生证 chūshēng zhèng birth certificate
chūshì 出示 V take out to show, produce
chūxí 出席 V attend (a meeting, a court trial, etc.) ■ 你出席明天的会议吗？Nǐ chūxí míngtiān de huìyì