出口

• 拼音: chū kǒu
• 汉字拆解: 出 = to go out; 口 = pictograph of a mouth or opening

含义

Exit; export. Refers to the way out of a building or area, or the act of exporting goods.

As a noun meaning exit, it appears on signs in buildings, subway stations, and highways. As a verb or noun related to trade, it means to export or an export. Context determines the meaning.

例句

1. 地铁站的出口在前面。
2. 这些产品主要出口到东南亚。
3. 请从左边的出口离开。

用法指南

语境: navigation, trade, transport

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 出口在哪儿？(Where is the exit?)
• 这家公司的产品出口到很多国家。(This company exports products to many countries.)

错误说法

• 注意出口和入口是反义词 — 出口 is the exit or export, while 入口 is the entrance or import. Do not confuse them when reading signs.

起源与历史

Compound of 出 (to go out) and 口 (mouth, opening). Originally meant an opening to go out through, extended to export (goods going out).

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal