出息

chūxi

noun HSK 7-9 #16,961

Meanings

1 promise; potential (of a person)
2 prospect of success

Characters

to produce; to come out

growth; interest

Examples

HSK 2

这孩子长大了一定有出息。

Zhè háizi zhǎngdà le yídìng yǒu chūxi.

This kid will definitely make something of himself when he grows up.

HSK 2

你怎么这么没出息！

Nǐ zěnme zhème méichūxi!

How can you be so useless!

Tips

usage

没出息 is one of the most common Chinese parent insults - it means 'you'll never amount to anything.' It's a classic guilt-trip phrase, often used half-jokingly but sometimes devastatingly.

Stroke Order

出 chū

息 xī