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Mandarin · 12 November 2026 · Directional Complements

走出去

zǒu chūqùPinyin

to walk out / to exit (away from the speaker)

verb phrase

Indicates moving from the inside of an enclosure to the outside, traveling away from the inner vantage point where the speaker is situated.

In a sentence

妖王问: 「可曾自门里走出去?」

yāo wáng wèn kě céng zì mén lǐ zǒu chū qù

The demon king asked, "Did he run out through the gates?"

From Journey to the West