# 出息 (chūxi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 出息 (chūxi) means “prospects; promise (in life)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: prospects; promise (in life)
- Pinyin: chūxi (chu1 xi5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6
- Other readings: chūxī — to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism)

## Examples

- 父母希望他将来能有出息。
  Fùmǔ xīwàng tā jiānglái néng yǒu chūxi.
  His parents hope he will amount to something in the future.

## Characters

- [出](https://hanziro.com/word/chu-go-out/) (chū): to go out; to come out
- 息 (xī): breath; to cease; to stop

https://hanziro.com/word/chu-xi-prospects/

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