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出局

chūjú

to be eliminated; to be out

A person walks off a big game board while pieces stay on it.
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Characters in this word

出 chū

Strokes
5
Radical
凵 — container
Made of
屮 sprout 凵 container
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

局 jú

Strokes
7
Radical
尸 — body, corpse
Made of
尺 ruler, tape-measure 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 如果最后一轮融资失败,这家创业公司可能提前出局。 Rúguǒ zuìhòu yì lún róngzī shībài, zhè jiā chuàngyè gōngsī kěnéng tíqián chūjú. If the final round of financing fails, this start-up may be eliminated early.
  • 他在第一轮比赛就出局了。 Tā zài dì yī lún bǐsài jiù chūjú le. He was knocked out in the very first round of the match.
  • 球队输了最后一场比赛,遗憾地出局了。 Qiúduì shū le zuìhòu yì chǎng bǐsài, yíhàn de chūjú le. The team lost its last match and was regrettably eliminated.

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