How to say “go on a business trip” in Chinese

出差

chūchāi

go on a business trip

verb · HSK 4 · topic “Office and documents”

“Go on a business trip” in Chinese is 出差, chū chāi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

出差 is read chū chāi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

chū — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

chāi — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

出

chū — go out

差

chà — lack; poor

差不多 is “lacking a little”, that is, “almost”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “出差”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 出差. Tap the sound icon to listen.

我下周去外地出差wǒxiàzhōuqùwàidìchūchāiNext week I'm going on a business trip to another city.
此次出差由谁安排？cǐcìchūchāiyóushéiānpáiWho is arranging this business trip?
我明天去外地出差wǒmíngtiānqùwàidìchūchāiTomorrow I'm going on a business trip to another city.
公司派我去中国出差。gōngsīpàiwǒqùZhōngguóchūchāiThe company is sending me on a business trip to China.
公司派我去出差gōngsīpàiwǒqùchūchāiThe company is sending me on a business trip.
我明天出差，不能去领取证书，怎么办？wǒmíngtiānchūchāi,bùnéngqùlǐngqǔzhèngshū,zěnmebànI'm leaving on a business trip tomorrow and won't be able to pick up the certificate. What should I do?

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “go on a business trip” in Chinese?

“Go on a business trip” in Chinese is 出差, pinyin chūchāi.

What does 出差 mean?

出差 (chūchāi) means “go on a business trip”.

How do you write 出差?

出差 is 2 characters: 出 (chū) — go out; 差 (chà) — lack; poor. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 出差?

出差 is read chūchāi. Tones: chū — first tone, chāi — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“go on a business trip” in the lesson “Overtime and business trips”

This word is from the topic “Office and documents” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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