出局

chūjú

verb HSK 7-9 #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

HSK 2

再不努力，你就要出局了。

Zàibù nǔlì, nǐ jiùyào chūjú le.

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

HSK 4

他在第一轮就出局了。

Tā zài dìyī lún jiù chūjú le.

He was eliminated in the first round.

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