出口 (chūkǒu) — export; exit
HSK 5 | noun/verb | to export goods; an exit or way out
出口 (chūkǒu)
出口 has two main meanings: the export of goods from a country to foreign markets, and a physical exit or way out of a building, road, or enclosed space.
Meanings
- [noun/verb] export; to export (goods to other countries)
- [noun] exit, way out (a physical opening through which one leaves)
Example Sentences
中国是全球最大的商品出口国之一。 Zhōngguó shì quánqiú zuìdà de shāngpǐn chūkǒu guó zhī yī. China is one of the world's largest exporters of goods.
该国经济高度依赖石油出口带来的收入。 Gāi guó jīngjì gāodù yīlài shíyóu chūkǒu dài lái de shōurù. The country's economy is highly dependent on revenue from oil exports.
受贸易摩擦影响，今年的出口额有所下降。 Shòu màoyì mócā yǐngxiǎng, jīnnián de chūkǒu é yǒusuǒ xiàjiàng. Affected by trade friction, export figures have declined this year.
请从大楼的东侧出口离开，西侧出口正在维修。 Qǐng cóng dàlóu de dōng cè chūkǒu líkāi, xī cè chūkǒu zhèngzài wéixiū. Please leave through the east exit of the building -- the west exit is under maintenance.
他们讨论了如何扩大农产品的出口规模。 Tāmen tǎolùn le rúhé kuòdà nóngchǎnpǐn de chūkǒu guīmó. They discussed how to expand the scale of agricultural product exports.
这款软件已经成功出口到二十多个国家。 Zhè kuǎn ruǎnjiàn yǐjīng chénggōng chūkǒu dào èrshí duō gè guójiā. This software has been successfully exported to more than twenty countries.
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 出口额 | export volume/value |
| 出口贸易 | export trade |
| 出口国 | exporting country |
| 出口商品 | export goods |
| 紧急出口 | emergency exit |
| 扩大出口 | to expand exports |
Usage Notes
出口 is a polysemous word. In economic and trade discussions, 出口 means export (the opposite of 进口, import). In spatial contexts, 出口 means exit (the opposite of 入口, entrance). Context makes the meaning clear: if the topic is trade or commerce, it means export; if the topic is navigation or location, it means exit.
In business and economics, the pair 进口/出口 (import/export) is fundamental. Note that as a verb for trade, 出口 is directly followed by the goods: 出口大豆 (to export soybeans). As a physical noun, it follows a location: 地铁出口 (subway exit), 高速出口 (highway exit).
Memory Hook
出 means "to go out" and 口 means "mouth/opening" -- an 出口 is the mouth through which things go out, whether that is goods leaving a country or people leaving a building.