出差

chūchāi

verb HSK 5 #6,386

Meanings

他下周要去北京出差。

Tā xiàzhōu yào qù Běijīng chūchāi.

He's going on a business trip to Beijing next week.

我爸经常出差，一个月有半个月不在家。

Wǒ bà jīngcháng chūchāi, yīgè yuè yǒu bàn gè yuè bú zàijiā.

My dad travels for business often — half the month he's not home.

出差的时候别忘了带充电器。

Chūchāi de shíhou bié wàng le dài chōngdiànqì.

Don't forget to bring a charger when you go on a business trip.

grammar

差 here is pronounced chāi (business errand), not chà (difference) or chā (to fall short). This is a common mistake.

出 chū

差 chà