Chinese word

出访

Pronunciation

Pinyinchū fǎng

Meaning

  • verbmake an official visit

Example

国家主席下个月要到日本出访。guó jiā zhǔ xí xià gè yuè yào dào rì běn chū fǎng

The president will make an official visit to Japan next month.

Illustration for 出访 (make an official visit)

More examples

外交部长本月将赴美出访，出席多边会议。wài jiāo bù zhǎng běn yuè jiāng fù měi chū fǎng chū xí duō biān huì yì

The foreign minister will make an official visit to the United States this month and attend a multilateral meeting.

Core concept

A national representative travels abroad as the face of the government, with meetings and duties rather than private plans.

Common phrases

  • 赴美出访fù měi chū fǎng

    make an official visit to the United States

Similar words

访问fǎng wèn: Visits a person, country, or place to meet and talk.
出差chū chāi: Travels to another city or country for a period of work-related duties.
拜访bài fǎng: Visits someone's home or workplace out of courtesy or friendship.
会见huì jiàn: Meets someone formally for a conversation.

Definition in Chinese

政府或国家代表为履行官方职责到国外进行的正式访问。zhèng fǔ huò guó jiā dài biǎo wèi lǚ xíng guān fāng zhí zé dào guó wài jìn xíng de zhèng shì fǎng wèn

Word origin

出访 (chūfǎng, "make an official visit") is built from 出 (chū, "go out") + 访 (fǎng, "visit"), so its structure suggests going out to visit on official business.

Usage tips

  • For everyday conversation, the word is most useful when reporting an official itinerary or government business; it is not the usual choice for describing routine travel abroad.

Other meanings

  • visit abroadverb
  • visitverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 出访团chū fǎng tuánofficial visit delegationnoun
  • 出访行程chū fǎng xíng chéngofficial visit schedulenoun

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