Definition & Meaning

1.go/be away on official business; (of employees from a government department, enterprise or organization, or of servicemen) go on a business trip

2.go away to undertake tasks in transport, construction, etc.

Word usage

chū chāi

出 差

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1
v.go/be away on official business; (of employees from a government department, enterprise or organization, or of servicemen) go on a business trip
- lù yòng zhě xū yào jīng cháng chū chāi
  录用者需要经常出差。
  Accepted applicants will be expected to travel extensively.
- tā lái zhǎo wǒ piān piān wǒ chū chāi le
  她来找我，偏偏我出差了。
  I happened to be away on business when she came to see me.
- bà ba jīng cháng qù měi guó chū chāi
  爸爸经常去美国出差。
  My father often goes to the US on business trips.
2
v.go away to undertake tasks in transport, construction, etc.

Word usage

Separable word
"出" and "差" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 我上周去北京出了一趟差。
  I went on a business trip to Beijing last week.
- 他去年出过差。
  He had a business trip last year.
- 你是什么时候出的差?
  When did you go on the business trip?

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