Figuring out with 出来

Structure Verb + 出来

出来 (chūlái), apart from "come out", figuratively marks that something is DETECTED, recognized or figured out from clues: 我听出来了 = "I recognized it (by ear)"; 我没看出来 = "I didn’t notice (by looking)". It follows perception or thinking verbs. Potential form: 看得出来 / 看不出来.

Examples

我wǒ听tīng出chū来lái了le。
I recognized it (by ear).
我wǒ没méi看kàn出chū来lái。
I couldn’t tell.
你nǐ猜cāi出chū来lái了le吗ma？
Did you figure it out?

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