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出公差 (chū gōng chā) — to go on an official business trip

Definition

A separable verb meaning 'to go on an official business trip' — split it with a measure phrase (出了一次公差) or object (出公差去上海). 差 here is a noun ('business errand'), not the adjective 差 (bad).

verb
to go on an official business trip

Examples

  • 出公差。
    Tā míng tiān yào chū gōng chā qù shàng hǎi.
    He is going on an official business trip to Shanghai tomorrow.
  • 出公差。
    Wǒ men jīng cháng chū gōng chā dào guó wài.
    We often go on official business trips abroad.
  • 。
    Wǒ shàng ge yuè chū le yí cì gōng chāi.
    I went on an official business trip once last month.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

出chūgo on/undertake
公差official duty
公gōngofficial差chàduty/errand
偏正Modifier + head

出 means 'go on/undertake', and 公差 means 'official duty/errand', so 出公差 names undertaking an official trip.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

One theory sees 公 as a picture of a wide-mouthed, round-bottomed jar.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 來來láiwheat
  • 𠂇𠂇𠂇left hand

差 pairs 來 (wheat) with 𠂇 (left hand), showing wheat rubbed in a hand to remove its hull.

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