出落

chūluò
verb #34,452

Meanings

  1. 1 to grow up (and become more attractive)
  2. 2 to mature into (typically said of young women blossoming into beauty)
  3. 3 to blossom

Examples

Jǐ nián méi jiàn, tā chūluò de tíngtíng yùlì.
After a few years apart, she's grown into a graceful young woman.
Zhè háizi zhǎng dà hòu chūluò chéng le yī gè dà měirén.
After growing up, this child blossomed into a great beauty.

Tips

usage
出落 is almost always used in praise — typically of a young woman who has grown up beautifully. Standard pattern: 出落 + adjective phrase ('has grown up to be ___'). Common collocations: 出落亭亭玉立 (grown into graceful elegance), 出落大姑娘 (grown into a fine young lady). Don't use it for boys or for ordinary maturation — it's specifically about visible blossoming.
register
Slightly literary / older-generation flavor. Aunts and grandmothers love this word for praising teenage girls they haven't seen in a while.

Stroke Order

chū
luò