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出于 (chū yú): Due to (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

出于 consists of 2 characters.
chū
出
to go out
yú
于
in, at, on; used to indicate time, place, or object

Example Sentences with 出于

chū出
yú于
hào好
qí奇
，
tā她
dǎ打
kāi开
le了
nà那
ge个
shén神
mì秘
de的
hé盒
zi子
。
Out of curiosity, she opened that mysterious box.
tā他
zhè这
yàng样
zuò做
wán完
quán全
shì是
chū出
yú于
tā他
zuò做
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
chún纯
cuì粹
chū出
yú于
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tā他
kāng慷
kǎi慨
jiě解
náng囊
de的
dòng动
duì对
nǐ你
de的
guān关
xīn心
。
He did this entirely due to his concern for you.
shàn
善
yì意
，
méi没
yǒu有
rèn任
hé何
qí其
tā他
mù目
dì的
。
He did this purely out of goodwill, without any other purpose.
jī
机
bìng并
fēi非
chū出
yú于
chún纯
cuì粹
de的
shàn善
yì意
。
His motive for being so generous was not purely out of goodwill.
tā他
de的
dòng动
jī机
bìng并
fēi非
nà那
me么
gāo高
shàng尚
，
ér而
shì是
chū出
yú于
sī私
xīn心
。
His motives were not that lofty, but rather stemmed from selfishness.
chū出
yú于
ān安
quán全
kǎo考
lǜ虑
，
jù具
tǐ体
xì细
jié节
mù目
qián前
shàng尚
wèi未
gōng公
kāi开
。
For security reasons, the specific details have not been made public yet.
tā他
de的
xíng行
wéi为
bìng并
fēi非
chū出
yú于
yīng英
yǒng勇
，
ér而
shì是
pò迫
bù不
dé得
yǐ已
。
His actions were not out of bravery, but out of necessity.
tā他
de的
zhù祝
hè贺
bìng并
fēi非
yóu由
zhōng衷
，
ér而
shì是
chū出
yú于
shè社
jiāo交
lǐ礼
jié节
。
His congratulations were not heartfelt but rather a matter of social etiquette.
tā他
jiā加
rù入
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
chún纯
cuì粹
shì是
chū出
yú于
duì对
kē科
xué学
de的
rè热
ài爱
。
He joined this project purely out of a love for science.
tā他
bìng并
fēi非
zhēn真
xīn心
xīn欣
shǎng赏
，
zhǐ只
shì是
chū出
yú于
rén人
qíng情
cái才
lái来
pěng捧
chǎng场
。
He didn't genuinely appreciate it; he only came to show support out of social obligation.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 出于.

Words with 出
  • 出租车chū zū chēHSK 1
  • 出发chū fāHSK 4
  • 出差chū chāiHSK 4
  • 出现chū xiànHSK 4
  • 出生chū shēngHSK 4
  • 演出yǎn chūHSK 4
  • 出口chū kǒuHSK 5
  • 出席chū xíHSK 5
Words with 于
  • 关于guān yúHSK 3
  • 终于zhōng yúHSK 3
  • 于是yú shìHSK 4
  • 对于duì yúHSK 4
  • 由于yóu yúHSK 4
  • 乐于lè yú
  • 介于jiè yú
  • 位于wèi yú