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
出面
chūmiàn
to come forward; to intervene
Characters in this word
面 miàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 面 — face
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 协商陷入僵局后，行业协会决定出面调解双方争议。 Xiéshāng xiànrù jiāngjú hòu, hángyè xiéhuì juédìng chūmiàn tiáojiě shuāngfāng zhēngyì. After the negotiations reached a stalemate, the industry association decided to come forward to mediate the dispute between the two sides.
- 这件事你不出面，对方是不会答应的。 Zhè jiàn shì nǐ bù chūmiàn, duìfāng shì bú huì dāying de. If you don't step in personally, the other side won't agree.
- 邻居吵架了，年长的大妈出面劝了几句。 Línjū chǎojià le, niánzhǎng de dàmā chūmiàn quàn le jǐ jù. The neighbours quarrelled, and an older woman stepped in to say a few words.