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出差 chūchāi

出差 chūchāi Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 出差 chūchāi .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chūchāi | chu1 chai1
English translation
to go on an official or business trip

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Traditional form

出差 chūchāi

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 出差 chūchāi

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chū

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a foot ( zhǐ ) going out of an enclosure.

Positional decomposition

屮凵

Number of Strokes

5
chā

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts grain ( mài ) being rolled between the fingers in the left hand ( Zuǒ ). Based on the original meaning "rub between fingers", now written as cuō . The meaning later shifted to "uneven" and "error".

Positional decomposition

羊工

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 出差 chūchāi

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贾森出差 chūchāi 在外 zài wài

Jason was away on a business trip.

需要 xūyào dào gēng yuǎn de 地方 dìfāng 出差 chūchāi de 职员 zhí yuán 可以 kěyǐ 领取 lǐng qǔ 额外 éwài 差旅费 chāi lǚ fèi

Staff who have to travel farther can claim excess travel expenses.

马克 Mǎ kè bèi pài wǎng 远东 Yuǎn dōng 出差 chūchāi

Mark was sent to the Far East on a business trip.

出差 chūchāi Decomposition

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出差 chūchāi Compounds

See all 63 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 出差 chūchāi in their composition.

  • chū
      • jué , , jué , jué , , , , , , , ,
    • tiào
    • chǔ , suì , zhuō , duō , zhuó , chù , chù , fěi , duò , zhú , , , , , , , chù , , , , , , , , , ,
  • chā
    • cuō , cuō , jiē , cuō , cuó , suō , cuó , chá , zhà , cuō , chài , chā , cuó , , , , , , , , , ,
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