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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 外出
[wàichū]
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1.
动
到外边去;到外地去
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他这几天外出了,不在家。
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外出打工。
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Examples
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因公外出
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be away on official business
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外出谋职
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go out to find a job
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昨日来访,适值外出,憾甚。
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Unfortunately you happened to be out when I called yesterday.
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往年人们不怎么外出旅游。
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In former years people did not travel so much.
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你上次来访,正值我外出。
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I happened to be out when you called.
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每到农闲,他们就外出打短工。
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When the farm work is out of season, they will go and look for odd jobs.
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我家良人外出,请改日再来吧。
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My husband is out. Please come back some other day.
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由于他当晚正好外出,才免遭杀害。
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Fortunately he went out that night, or he would have been killed.
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最近几年,农民们纷纷利用夏闲时间外出打工。
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In recent years, many rural labourers go to work for others in their spare time during summer.
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