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出差

chū chāi · chu chai

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HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to go on an official or business trip
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In a conversation

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A business trip to Chengdu

  1. Dengdeng

    下周(xiàzhōu)你(nǐ)有(yǒu)空(kòng)吗(ma)？

    Are you free next week?

  2. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)。下周(xiàzhōu)我(wǒ)要(yào)出差(chūchāi)。

    No. I'm going on a business trip next week.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)出差(chūchāi)？

    Where are you going on your trip?

  4. Liangliang

    成都(chéngdū)！三天(sāntiān)，三个(sāngè)会(huì)。

    Chengdu! Three days, three meetings.

  5. Dengdeng

    三个(sāngè)会(huì)，三顿(sāndùn)火锅(huǒguō)，对(duì)吧(ba)？

    Three meetings, three hotpots, right?

  6. Liangliang

    出差(chūchāi)也(yě)要(yào)吃饭(chīfàn)嘛(ma)！

    You have to eat on a business trip too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)爸(bà)爸(ba)经(jīng)常(cháng)去(qù)美(měi)国(guó)出(chū)差(chāi)。

My father often goes to America on business.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)我(wǒ)出(chū)差(chāi)时(shí)你(nǐ)可(kě)以(yǐ)去(qù)享(xiǎng)受(shòu)沙(shā)滩(tān)。

You could go to rest on the sea while I'm on a business trip.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by carlosalberto · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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