出息

chūxi
noun HSK 7-9 #16,961

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 2
Nǐ zěnme zhème méichūxi!
How can you be so useless!
HSK 3
Zhè háizi zhǎngdà le yídìng yǒu chūxi.
This kid will definitely make something of himself when he grows up.

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

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