出息

• 拼音: chū xi
• 汉字拆解: 出 = to produce/come out; 息 = 自 (self) + 心 (heart) = breath/interest

含义

Promise; potential; prospect of success. Often used to describe someone's future prospects or achievements.

A colloquial noun describing someone's potential for success or their achievements. Often used in phrases like 没出息 (no promise, hopeless) or 有出息 (promising, capable). Can be encouraging or dismissive depending on context.

例句

1. 这孩子从小就有出息，现在果然成了医生。
2. 你都三十岁了还啃老，真没出息。
3. 父母总希望子女能有出息。

用法指南

语境: family, evaluation, encouragement

语气: evaluative

正确说法

• 好好学习，将来才能有出息。(Study hard, so you can have a promising future.)
• 她是村里最有出息的孩子。(She's the most successful kid in the village.)

错误说法

• 他的出息很高 (Don't use with 高 — say 他很有出息 or 他有大出息)

起源与历史

Originally meant income or profit from an investment. Extended to mean the profitable outcome or potential of a person.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal