外勤

wàiqín

noun #9,181

Meanings

他今天跑外勤去了。

Tā jīntiān pǎo wàiqín qù le.

He went out on field duty today.

外勤人员需要经常出差。

Wàiqín rényuán xūyào jīngcháng chūchāi.

Field staff need to travel frequently for work.

usage

The opposite is 内勤 (nèiqín) — office/desk work. Together they divide workplace roles into field and office positions.

外 wài

勤 qín