Usages of chūlái
夏天 的 晚上， 公园 里 很 多 人 不 想 一直 在 开 着 空调 的 房间 里， 而是 想 出来 散步。xiàtiān de wǎnshang, gōngyuán lǐ hěn duō rén bù xiǎng yìzhí zài kāi zhe kōngtiáo de fángjiān lǐ, érshì xiǎng chūlái sànbù.
On summer evenings, many people in the park don’t want to stay in air‑conditioned rooms; instead, they want to come out for a walk.
妈妈 让 我 出来 吃 晚饭。māma ràng wǒ chūlái chī wǎnfàn.
Mom asked me to come out to eat dinner.
我 先 把 报告 打印 出来， 再 去 会议室。wǒ xiān bǎ bàogào dǎyìn chūlái, zài qù huìyìshì.
I’ll print out the report first, then go to the meeting room.
你 先 在 外面 等 我， 我 很快 就 出来。nǐ xiān zài wàimiàn děng wǒ, wǒ hěnkuài jiù chūlái.
Wait for me outside; I’ll come out very soon.
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