指出 zhǐchū to indicate
to indicate; to point out
How to remember 指出: 指 point at + 出 go out = to indicate.
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How it is used
- Formal, often written verb for pointing out a fact, error, or issue - 老师指出了我的错误 (lǎoshī zhǐchū le wǒ de cuòwù), the teacher pointed out my mistake.
- Common in news and academic writing: 报告指出... (bàogào zhǐchū...), the report points out that...
- More precise/pointed than 说 (shuō, to say) - it frames the statement as identifying something specific.