(fù chū) - to give, to put in, to pay (effort, a price) in Mandarin
fùchūTraditional: 付出
Translation
to give, to put in, to pay (effort, a price)
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Word origin
A compound of 付 (fù, to hand over, to pay) and 出 (chū, out), so literally to hand out.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 付 (fù, to hand over) + 出 (chū, out)
Stroke order
付
出
Examples
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He put a great deal into this project.
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You have to pay the price for your own choices.
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She gave all her time and energy.
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If you put nothing in, you get nothing out.
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Parents give too much for their children.
付出 (fùchū) is what you give up to get something: effort, time, money, love, a price. It is the giving side of a trade, and the sentence usually implies a cost that was felt.
The commonest collocations are 付出代价 (fùchū dàijià, to pay a price), 付出努力 (fùchū nǔlì, to put in effort) and 付出感情 (fùchū gǎnqíng, to invest emotionally).
The trap is using it for paying a bill. That is 付钱 (fù qián) or just 付 (fù). 付出 is figurative: you 付出 your youth for a career, you do not 付出 for a coffee.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 23, lesson 3: 付出, 布, 暴力 and 7 more words.