Chinese Complement – 出來 chūlái

What is “出來来 chūlái” ?

出來来 chūlái is a directional + result complement made of:

• 出 chū = out
• 來来 lái = toward the speaker / into the current situation

It is added after a verb to show movement, emergence, or a result that becomes visible or perceptible.

V + 出(來来) chū(lái)

From a hidden state to a revealed state/ to emergence

我wǒ要yào做zuò出chū成績chéngjī我wǒ要yào做zuò出chū成绩chéngjì
I need to see some results.

為了wèile做zuò出chū這個zhège網站wǎngzhàn， 我wǒ好hǎo累lèi为了wèile做zuò出chū这个zhège网站wǎngzhàn， 我wǒ好hǎo累lèi 😵‍💫
I am so tired to make this website.

我wǒ想xiǎng不bù出來chūlái下xià一篇yìpiān文章wénzhāng要yào寫xiě什麼shénme我wǒ想xiǎng不bù出来chūlái下xià一篇yìpiān文章wénzhāng要yào写xiě什么shénme
I can’t think of what to write in the next article.
(It indicates that the idea or thought is not just in the person’s head, but it cannot come out or be expressed.)

我wǒ說shuō出chū了le我的wǒde秘密mìmì我wǒ说shuō出chū了le我的wǒde秘密mìmì
I told my secret
(My secrets were hidden now they came out)

我wǒ聽tīng得de出來chūlái他tā的de口音kǒuyīn我wǒ听tīng得de出来chūlái他tā的de口音kǒuyīn
I can hear his accent.

你nǐ說shuō出來chūlái會huì比較bǐjiào好hǎo你nǐ说shuō出来chūlái会huì比较bǐjiào好hǎo
It feels better once you say it.

我wǒ感覺gǎnjué得de出來chūlái你nǐ很hěn緊張jǐnzhāng我wǒ感觉gǎnjué得de出来chūlái你nǐ很hěn紧张jǐnzhāng
I can feel that you’re nervous.

你nǐ算suàn不bú算suàn得de出來chūlái你nǐ一個yíge月yuè花huā了le多少duōshǎo錢qián？你nǐ算suàn不bú算suàn得de出来chūlái你nǐ一个yíge月yuè花huā了le多少duōshǎo钱qián？
Can you figure out how much money you spend in a month?

Special Verb – 想 xiǎng

想出來来 xiǎng chūlái — Create or solve something that did NOT exist clearly before

你nǐ想出來xiǎngchūlái怎麼zěnme做zuò了le嗎ma？ 你nǐ想出来xiǎngchūlái怎么zěnme做zuò了le吗ma？
Have you figured out how to do it?

我wǒ想出來xiǎngchūlái一個yíge辦法bànfǎ我wǒ想出来xiǎngchūlái一个yíge办法bànfǎ
I came up with a solution.

想起來来 xiǎng qǐlái — Something from the past rises back into your mind

你nǐ想起來xiǎngqǐlái怎麼zěnme做zuò了le嗎ma？ 你nǐ想起来xiǎngqǐlái怎么zěnme做zuò了le吗ma？
Do you remember how to do it?

我wǒ想起來xiǎngqǐlái你nǐ的de名字míngzi了le我wǒ想起来xiǎngqǐlái你nǐ的de名字míngzi了le
I remember your name now.