出格
chū gé
Pinyin

Definition

出格
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chū gé
  1. to overstep the bounds of what is proper
  2. to take sth too far
  3. (of a measuring device) to go off the scale

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

付出
fù chū
  1. 1 to pay
  2. 2 to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc)
伸出
shēn chū
  1. 1 to extend
价格
jià gé
  1. 1 price
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
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
出来
chū lái
  1. 1 to come out
  2. 2 to appear
  3. 3 to arise

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
仓皇出逃
cāng huáng chū táo
  1. 1 to run off in a great panic (idiom)
倾巢而出
qīng cháo ér chū
  1. 1 the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
出乎意外
chū hū yì wài
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

Sample Sentences

我在生意场上混，难免有一些应酬。但我绝对没做什么出格的事。
wǒ zài shēngyìchǎng shàng hùn ，nánmiǎn yǒu yīxiē yìngchou 。dàn wǒ juéduì méi zuò shénme chūgé de shì 。
When you do business there's always going to be some socializing. But I've absolutely never done anything that crosses the line.
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