我明天出差
wǒ míngtiān chūchāi
I'm on a business trip tomorrow
我明天出差 (wǒ míngtiān chūchāi) means "I'm on a business trip tomorrow." It's a direct way to inform someone about an upcoming business trip, using 出差 (chūchāi) which is the standard term for an out-of-office business trip.
What does 我明天出差 (wǒ míngtiān chūchāi) mean?
我明天出差 (wǒ míngtiān chūchāi) means “I'm on a business trip tomorrow” in English. Word for word, it breaks down as “I tomorrow go on business trip.”
When to use it
Neutral and common in office settings. To ask someone if they are going on a business trip, you can say 你明天出差吗？ (nǐ míngtiān chūchāi ma?).
How to pronounce it
Sounds like “wuh MING-tyen CHOO-chai.” The first syllable is a third tone, followed by two first tones, and then a first tone and a neutral tone.
Other ways to say it
- 我出差了wǒ chūchāi leI'm on a business trip / I went on a business trip
- 去出差qù chūchāito go on a business trip
- 出差回来chūchāi huíláireturn from a business trip
Examples
我明天出差，下周才能回来。
wǒ míngtiān chūchāi, xiàzhōu cáinéng huílái.
I'm on a business trip tomorrow, and won't be back until next week.
不好意思，我明天出差，不能参加会议了。
bù hǎo yìsi, wǒ míngtiān chūchāi, bùnéng cānjiā huìyì le.
Sorry, I'm on a business trip tomorrow, so I can't attend the meeting.
他经常出差，很少在家。
tā jīngcháng chūchāi, hěnshǎo zàijiā.
He often goes on business trips and is rarely home.
Pro tip: 出差 (chūchāi) is a verb-object phrase meaning "to go on a business trip." You can use it directly after a subject, like 我出差 (wǒ chūchāi), or with a destination, like 去上海出差 (qù Shànghǎi chūchāi, "go to Shanghai on a business trip").
Related phrases
我今天要加班 · I have to work overtime today我请一天假 · I'm taking a day off辛苦大家了 · Thank you all for your hard work
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