indicating identification, realization or detection of something through the action.
Zhèlǐ yǒu yí ge cuò zì, nǐ kànchūlaile ma? 这里有一个错字,你看出来了吗? There is a wrong character. Can you see it (tell which one it is)?
Tā-de Hànyǔ zhēn hǎo! Zuótiān tā gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà de shíhòu, wǒ wánquán méi tīngchūlaitā shì gè wàiguó rén! 他的汉语真好!昨天他给我打电话的时候,我完全没听出来他是个外国人! His Chinese is really good! When he called me yesterday, I couldn't tell (from listening) that he was a foreigner at all.
Wǒmen yǐjīng èrshí nián méi jiàn le. Bù zhīdào tā hái néng bù néng rènchūwǒlai. 我们已经二十年没见了。不知道他还能不能认出我来。 We haven't seen each other for 20 years. I don't know if he could still recognize me.
indicating having the knowledge to do something.
Lǎoshī wèn wǒ dè wèntí wǒ dōu méi huídáchūlai. 老师问我的问题我都没回答出来。 I failed to answer any of the teacher 's questions.