出公差

chūgōngchāi

phrase #31,750

Meanings

1 to go on a business trip
2 to be sent away on official duty

Characters

public, official

errand, mission

Examples

他下周要出公差。

Tā xiàzhōu yào chū gōngchāi.

He has to go on a business trip next week.

经理出公差去了上海。

Jīnglǐ chū gōngchāi qù le Shànghǎi.

The manager went to Shanghai on official business.

Tips

usage

公差 here is read gōngchāi ('public errand / official mission'), not gōngchā ('tolerance' in engineering). 出公差 = 出 (to go out) + 公差 (official errand). The everyday equivalent is 出差.

Stroke Order

出 chū

公 gōng

差 chà