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出丑 (chū chǒu): Embarrass oneself (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9
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出 • chū • to go out • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
chū出

to go out

丑 • chǒu • ugly; clown in Beijing opera; the second of the Twelve Earthly Branches • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
chǒu丑

ugly; clown in Beijing opera; the second of the Twelve Earthly Branches

Word Info

Pinyinchū chǒu
MeaningEmbarrass oneself
Characters2
SyntaxVerb

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 出丑.

Words with 出
  • 出租车chū zū chētaxi
  • 出去chū quto go out
  • 出国chū guóto go abroad; to leave the country
  • 出来chū laito come out
  • 出门chū ménto go out
  • 出院chū yuànto leave hospital
  • 出发chū fāset off; depart
  • 出差chū chāigo on business trip
Words with 丑
  • 丑恶chǒu èugly; repulsive; hideous
  • 丑闻chǒu wénScandal
  • 丑陋chǒu lòuUgly / unsightly
  • 小丑xiǎo chǒuClown / Buffoon
丑事
chǒu shì
scandal; disgraceful affair
  • 丑八怪chǒu bā guàiugly person; monster (insult)
  • 4.

    Example Sentences with 出丑

    tā他
    zài在
    dà大
    jiā家
    miàn面
    qián前
    shuāi摔
    dǎo倒
    le了
    ,
    chū出
    chǒu丑
    le了
    。
    He fell down in front of everyone and made a fool of himself.
    nǐ你
    nán难
    dào道
    bù不
    dān担
    xīn心
    zài在
    kè客
    hù户
    xiǎo小
    míng明
    zài在
    yǎn演
    jiǎng讲
    shí时
    wàng忘
    cí词
    le
    wèi为
    le了
    bì避
    miǎn免
    zài在
    jù聚
    huì会
    shàng上
    chū
    tā她
    běn本
    xiǎng想
    zhǎn展
    shì示
    chú厨
    yì艺
    ,
    què却
    miàn面
    qián前
    chū出
    chǒu丑
    ,
    yǐng影
    xiǎng响
    gōng公
    sī司
    xíng形
    xiàng象
    ma吗
    ?
    Aren't you worried about embarrassing yourself in front of the clients and damaging the company's image?
    了
    ,
    gǎn感
    jué觉
    yǒu有
    diǎn点
    chū出
    chǒu丑
    。
    Xiaoming forgot his lines during the speech and felt a bit embarrassed.
    出
    chǒu丑
    ,
    tā她
    tí提
    qián前
    liàn练
    xí习
    le了
    nà那
    shǒu首
    fù复
    zá杂
    de的
    gē歌
    qǔ曲
    。
    To avoid embarrassing herself at the party, she practiced that complex song in advance.
    bǎ把
    cài菜
    shāo烧
    hú糊
    le了
    ,
    zhēn真
    shi是
    chū出
    chǒu丑
    le了
    。
    She wanted to show off her cooking skills, but ended up burning the dish, which was really embarrassing.