出九 chūjiǔ to finish the coldest part of winter Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 出 chū verb to leave to leave; to depart from; to quit (a place, a group, or a status)九 jiǔ nine-day period (bound form) any of the nine nine-day periods following the winter solstice, collectively known as the eighty-one days of winter