现出

現出
xiànchū
verb #30,431

Meanings

  1. 1 to reveal
  2. 2 to show (an expression, a sign, a quality)
  3. 3 to manifest

Examples

Tā liǎn shàng xiàn chū yīsī wēixiào.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
Yún sàn le, yuèliàng xiàn chūlái.
The clouds parted and the moon appeared.

Tips

usage
(to appear) + (out, resultative complement) = something becomes visible / comes out into view. Often used for facial expressions, signs of an emotion, or things emerging from concealment. 现出原形 'reveal one's true form' is a common collocation in fiction.

Stroke Order

xiàn
chū