出息
chū xi
Pinyin

Definition

出息
 - 
chū xi
  1. future prospects
  2. profit
  3. to mature
  4. to grow up
出息
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chū xī
  1. to yield interest, profit etc
  2. to exhale (Buddhism)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

付出
fù chū
  1. 1 to pay
  2. 2 to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc)
休息
xiū xi
  1. 1 rest
  2. 2 to rest
伸出
shēn chū
  1. 1 to extend
信息
xìn xī
  1. 1 information
  2. 2 news
  3. 3 message
出
chū
  1. 1 to go out
  2. 2 to come out
  3. 3 to occur
  4. 4 to produce
  5. 5 to go beyond
  6. 6 to rise
  7. 7 to put forth
  8. 8 to happen
  9. 9 (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
  10. 10 classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

Idioms (20)

一言既出，驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
  1. 1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一鼻孔出气
yī bí kǒng chū qì
  1. 1 lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
  2. 2 to sing from the same hymn sheet
仰人鼻息
yǎng rén bí xī
  1. 1 to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living
仓皇出逃
cāng huáng chū táo
  1. 1 to run off in a great panic (idiom)
偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
  1. 1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
  2. 2 to give in

Sample Sentences

同时，NBA也影响了好多人对打球的看法。以前大家总认为打球没什么出息，没有想过把它当作职业。可现在有不少父母把孩子送进什么NBA培训班，让他们从小接受训练。希望他们有一天也能到NBA打球，成为了不起的球星。
tóngshí ，NBAyě yǐngxiǎng le hǎo duō rén duì dǎqiú de kànfǎ 。yǐqián dàjiā zǒng rènwéi dǎqiú méi shénme chūxi ，méiyǒu xiǎng guo bǎ tā dàngzuò zhíyè 。kě xiànzài yǒu bùshǎo fùmǔ bǎ háizi sòngjìn shénme NBApéixùnbān ，ràng tāmen cóngxiǎo jiēshòu xùnliàn 。xīwàng tāmen yǒuyītiān yě néng dào NBAdǎqiú ，chéngwéi liǎobuqǐ de qiú xīng 。
That's right. The NBA sells dreams. For a lot of Chinese fans, seeing a game, supporting a team, and having a piece of athletic gear is like taking a visit to the NBA's factory of dreams. Liking the NBA symbolizes your coolness, vitality, and your social position.
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哎，什么鬼，你也就这点出息了。前面那车，号码牌怎么看着这么眼熟啊，诶，是不是你家那位的啊？
āi ，shénme guǐ ，nǐ yě jiù zhèdiǎnr chūxi le 。qiánmian nà chē ，hàomǎ pái zěnme kàn zhe zhème yǎnshú ā ，èi ，shìbushì nǐ jiā nà wèi de ā ？
Ah, what the hell? You've only got a little bit of information. Why does the license plate of the car in front look so familiar? Ah, can it be your hubby?
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哎呀！你真没出息
āiyā ！nǐ zhēn méi chūxi
Ah you're such a loser.
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吃软饭的男人太没出息了。
chī ruǎnfàn de nánrén tài méi chūxi le 。
Men that live off of women are useless.
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你还知道睡啊，你个没出息的败家子！整天就知道睡觉，上网。
nǐ hái zhīdào shuì a ，nǐ ge méi chūxi de bàijiāzǐ ！zhěngtiān jiù zhīdào shuìjiào ，shàngwǎng 。
Still know how to sleep though, huh? You futureless spendthrift of a child! All you do is sleep all day and go online.
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那还是读书有出息。当农民多辛苦啊！天没亮就得出来干活。夏天热死，冬天冷死，风吹日晒的，一年下来也挣不了几个钱。
nà háishì dúshū yǒu chūxi 。dāng nóngmín duō xīnkǔ a ！tiān méi liàng jiù děi chūlái gànhuó 。xiàtiān rè sǐ ，dōngtiān lěng sǐ ，fēngchuīrìshài de ，yī nián xiàlai yě zhèngbuliǎo jǐ ge qián 。
Well, you have more of a future in studying. Being a farmer is a lot of hard work! You have to go out and work even before it's light out. The summers are hot and the winters are cold. You're exposed to all of the elements, and when the year is finished, you can't even earn a meager amount of money.
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真没出息！男人的天职就是挣钱养家，就像女人要生儿育女一样！你离我心目中好男人的标准还差得远呢！
zhēn méi chūxi ！nánrén de tiānzhí jiùshì zhèngqián yǎngjiā ，jiù xiàng nǚrén yào shēngéryùnǚ yīyàng ！nǐ lí wǒ xīnmù zhōng hǎo nánrén de biāozhǔn hái chà de yuǎn ne ！
You're so hopeless! It's the man's duty in life to make money and provide for his family--just like it's the woman's job to give birth to the children. You're pretty far from what I imagine a good man should be.
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是啊！一转眼你都大学毕业了。真有出息！
shì a ！yīzhuǎnyǎn nǐ dōu dàxué bìyè le 。zhēn yǒu chūxi ！
Yep! You graduated before I knew it. Your future is bright!
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