出局

chūjú

verb HSK 7 #2,394

Meanings

1 to be eliminated; to be out
2 to be knocked out (of a competition)

Characters

to go out; to exit

game; round; situation

Literally 'out of the game.'

Examples

他在第一轮就出局了。

Tā zài dì-yī lún jiù chūjú le.

He was eliminated in the first round.

再不努力，你就要出局了。

Zài bù nǔlì, nǐ jiù yào chūjú le.

If you don't work harder, you'll be out.

Tips

usage

出局 comes from baseball (an 'out') but is now used broadly — competition shows, business, even dating. Reality TV made 出局 part of everyday vocabulary.

Stroke Order

出 chū

局 jú