ma? Are you going to attend the meeting tomorrow?
chūxi 出息 N (a person’s) future 有出息 yǒu chūxi (especially of a young person) have a bright future,
promising
chūxiàn 出现 [comp: 出 emerge + 现 appear] V come into view, appear, emerge ■ 开车两小 时, 一座
漂亮的小山城出现在我们面前。Kāichē liǎng xiǎoshí, yí zuò piàoliang de xiǎo shānchéng
chūxiàn zài wǒmen miànqián. After two hours’ drive, a beautiful small mountain town appeared
before us.
chū yángxiàng 出洋相 V make a laughing stock of oneself, be held up for mockery
chūyuàn 出院 V be discharged from hospital ■ 医生，我什么时候可以出院？Yīshēng, wǒ shénme
shíhou kēyǐ chūyuán? When can I be discharged, doctor?
chūzū 出租 [comp: 出 out + 租 rent] V have ... for hire, rent ■ 这家商店出租电视机。Zhè jiā
shāngdiàn chūzū diànshìjī. This store has TV sets for hire.
chūzūchē 出租车 taxi (辆 liàng) ■ 我要一辆出 租汽车去飞机场。Wǒ yào yí liàng chūzū qìchē qù
fēijīchǎng. I want a taxi to go to the airport.
NOTE: The slang expression 打的 dǎdī, which means to call a taxi or to travel by taxi, is very popular in
everyday Chinese.chū 初 I N beginning 月初 yuèchū at the beginning of a month / 年初 niánchū at the beginning of a year II ADJ at
the beginning, for the first time ■ 我初来 贵国，情况还不熟悉。Wǒ chū lái guì guó, qíngkuàng
hái bù shúxi. I have just arrived in your country, and do not know much about it. III PREF (used for the
first ten days of a lunar month), the first 初一 chū yī the first day (of a lunar month) 五月初八 wǔyuè chū
bā the eighth day of the fifth lunar month / 年初一 / 大年初一 nián chū yī / dà nián chū yī the first day of the
first lunar month (Chinese New Year’s Day)
chūbù 初步 [modif: 初 initial + 步 step] ADJ initial, tentative ■ 这仅仅是我们的初步打算。Zhè jǐnjǐn
shì wǒmen de chūbù dǎsuàn. This is just our tentative plan.
chūjí 初级 [modif: 初 initial + 级 grade] ADJ elementary, initial 初级中学 chūjí zhōngxué / 初中 chūzhōng
junior high school
chú 除 V get rid of 除草 chú cǎo weed / 除虫 chú chóng kill insects, insecticide
chúfēi 除非 CONJ unless, only if ■ 除非他们正式 邀请我，否则我是不会去参加他们的婚礼的。
Chúfēi tāmen zhèngshì yāoqǐng wǒ, fǒuzé wǒ shì bù huì qù cānjiā tāmende hūnlǐ de. I’m not
going to attend their wedding, unless they send me their formal invitation.
chúle ...
(yǐwài) 除了 ... (以外) PREP except, besides ■ 这个动物园除了圣诞节每天开 放。Zhège
dòngwùyuán chúle Shèngdànjié měi tiān kāifàng. This zoo is open to the public all year round
except on Christmas Day. ■ 我除了英 文以外, 还会说一点儿中文。Wǒ chúle Yīngwén yǐwài,
hái huì shuō yìdiǎnr Zhōngwén. Besides English I speak a little Chinese.
NOTE: (1) While except and besides are two distinct words in English, 除了 ... 以外, chúle ... yǐwài may mean
either except or besides, as is shown in the examples. (2) 以外 yǐwài may be omitted, i.e. 除了 ... 以外 chúle
... (yǐwài) and 除了 ... chúle are the same.chúxī 除夕 N Chinese New Year’s Eve
NOTE: In colloquial Chinese, the Chinese New Year’s Eve is called 大年夜 dàniányè. The dinner on the
Chinese New Year’s Eve is 年夜饭 niányèfàn.chú 厨 TRAD 廚 N kitchen
chúfáng 厨房 [modif: 厨 kitchen + 房 room] N kitchen ■ 厨房又乱又脏，要收拾一下。Chúfáng yòu
luàn yòu zāng, yào shōushi yíxia. The kitchen is dirty and messy. It needs tidying up. ■ 她在厨 房