出差 chū chāi go on a business trip
How to remember 出差: 出 go out + 差 differ from = go on a business trip.
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How it is used
- To go on a business trip - 去上海出差 (qù Shànghǎi chūchāi) travel to Shanghai on business; 差 read chāi.
- A verb-object compound (出 + 差), so 出了一次差 = took a business trip.
- 差 here (chāi) means 'assignment/errand', unrelated to 差 (chà) 'to differ' or 差 (chā) 'difference'.
Example sentences
- 你来这里出差的？ Nǐ lái zhèlǐ chūchāi de?Are you here on business?
- 我经常去外地出差。 Wǒ jīngcháng qù wàidì chūchāi.I frequently go on business trips to other places.
- 我爸爸经常去美国出差。 Wǒ bàbà jīngcháng qù měiguó chūchāi.My father often goes to America on business.