HSK 4

出差 (chūchāi) — how to say "to go on a business trip" in Chinese

出差

To go on a business trip

verb

Character composition

出

to go out

差

difference, business trip

Radicals / Keys

工

Work

#48 · gōng · 3 strokes

凵

Receptacle

#17 · kǎn · 2 strokes

Collocations

去出差

qù chūchāi

go on a business trip

经常出差

jīngcháng chūchāi

often go on business trips

出差回来

chūchāi huílái

return from a business trip

Examples

经理这个月要去上海出差两个星期。

The manager is going on a two-week business trip to Shanghai this month.

他去出差。

He went on a business trip.

Writing

Frequently asked questions

How do you say "to go on a business trip" in Chinese?

"to go on a business trip" in Chinese is 出差 (chūchāi).

出差 meaning in English

出差 (chūchāi) means "To go on a business trip".

How is 出差 pronounced?

It is pronounced chūchāi (written as chuchai). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.

How do you write "to go on a business trip" in Chinese characters?

It is written 出差: 出 has 5 strokes, 差 has 9 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.

What HSK level is 出差?

出差 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.

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