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外出

wài chū
HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. to go out
  2. 2. to go away (on a trip etc)

Usage notes

Common mistakes

外出后面不能直接跟地点,要说“外出去某地”或“到某地外出”,但更自然的说法是直接说“去某地”。

Formality

外出比“出去”更正式,常用于书面语或正式场合,如“外出办公”“外出学习”。

Example Sentences

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今天天气不好,我不想 外出
The weather is bad today, so I don't want to go out.
外出 購物。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 825932)
她答應不單獨 外出
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 892512)

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