公出

gōngchū
to be away on business

CEDICT

因办公事而外出。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 公 gōng
  1. public
  2. collectively owned
  3. common
  4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
  5. make public
  6. fair
  7. just
  8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi
  9. honorable (gentlemen)
  10. father-in-law
  11. male (animal)
=2 出 chū
  1. to go out; to come out
  2. to arise; to occur
  3. to produce; to yield
  4. to go beyond; to exceed
  5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
  6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
=2 出 chū variant of 出 chū (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)

Related entries

出勤 chūqín
  1. to go to work
  2. to be present (at work, school etc)
  3. to be away on business
首先，我们检查出勤情况。

Firstly, let's check the attendance.

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