Chinese word

出差

Pronunciation

Pinyinchū chāi

Meaning

  • verbgo on a business trip

Example

下周我要出差，可能不能参加会议。xià zhōu wǒ yào chū chāi kě néng bù néng cān jiā huì yì

Next week I am going on a business trip, so I may not be able to attend the meeting.

Illustration for 出差 (go on a business trip)

More examples

出差结束后，他把所有发票交给财务报销。chū chāi jié shù hòu tā bǎ suó yǒu fā piào jiāo gěi cái wù bào xiāo

After his business trip ended, he submitted all the receipts to the finance department for reimbursement.

Core concept

A worker leaves the usual workplace to carry out an assigned task elsewhere.

Common phrases

  • 出差申请chū chāi shēn qǐng

    business trip application

  • 临时出差lín shí chū chāi

    last-minute business trip

  • 出差通知chū chāi tōng zhī

    business trip notice

Similar words

旅行lǚ xíng: Travel to another place for personal purposes such as sightseeing or leisure.
出发chū fā: Begin a journey by leaving the current place.
出国chū guó: Leave one's own country and go to another country.

Definition in Chinese

由工作或单位需要外出到别处办理公务或业务的活动，侧重于履行被派遣的工作任务。yóu gōng zuò huò dān wèi xū yào wài chū dào bié chù bàn lǐ gōng wù huò yè wù de huó dòng cè zhòng yú lǚ xíng bèi pài qiǎn de gōng zuò rèn wù

Word origin

出差 (chūchāi, "go on a business trip") combines 出 (chū, "go out") with 差 (chāi, "official assignment"), presenting work travel as going out on an assigned mission.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English, Chinese uses 出差 (chūchāi, "go on a business trip") directly as a verb, without a separate equivalent of "go".

Opposites

Related words

  • 出差补贴chū chāi bǔ tiēbusiness trip allowancenoun
  • 出差报告chū chāi bào gàobusiness trip reportnoun

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