出息

zhè rén zhēn méi chū xi

这人真没出息。

This chap is a good-for-nothing.

zhè zhǒng gōng zuò méi chū xi

这种工作没出息。

The job has no prospects.

tā suī rán méi shén me chū xi dàn yě bù yuàn bēi gōng qū jié

他虽然没什么出息，但也不愿卑恭屈节。

Although he is not promising, he is unwilling to shrink back submissively.

tā ér zi bǐ qù nián chū xi duō le

他儿子比去年出息多了。

His son is doing much better than last year.

zhè gū niang chū xi de gèng piào liang le

这姑娘出息得更漂亮了。

This young woman has turned even more beautiful.

nà hái zi bǐ zhī qián chū xi

那孩子比之前出息。

That boy is doing better than he did before.

zài wǒ men jiā xiāng zhòng cài bǐ zhòng mài zi chū xi dà

在我们家乡种菜比种麦子出息大。

It's more profitable to grow vegetables than wheat in my hometown.