外包

wàibāo

verb

Meanings

Gōngsī bǎ kèfú wàibāo gěi le yì jiā Yìndù qǐyè.

The company outsourced customer service to an Indian firm.

Zhège xiàngmù shì wàibāo zuò de.

This project was done by an outsourcer.

Wàibāo yuángōng yìbān méiyǒu zhèngshì hétong.

Outsourced staff usually don't have formal contracts.

usage

外包 works both as a verb (to outsource) and as a modifier (外包员工 = outsourced employee, 外包公司 = outsourcing firm). Opposite is 自营.

外 wài

包 bāo