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出访

chūfǎng

to go abroad on an official visit

Two officials in formal coats climb airplane steps with briefcases.
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Characters in this word

出 chū

Strokes
5
Radical
凵 — container
Made of
屮 sprout 凵 container
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

访 fǎng

Strokes
6
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 方 square, rectangle
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 访

Example phrases

  • 总理下月出访三国,重点推进能源与教育合作。 Zǒnglǐ xià yuè chūfǎng sān guó, zhòngdiǎn tuījìn néngyuán yǔ jiàoyù hézuò. The prime minister will visit three countries next month, focusing on advancing energy and education cooperation.
  • 校长下个月将率团出访,与几所大学交流。 Xiàozhǎng xià ge yuè jiāng shuài tuán chūfǎng, yǔ jǐ suǒ dàxué jiāoliú. Next month the principal will lead a delegation abroad to exchange ideas with a few universities.
  • 这位市长上周出访了两个友好城市。 Zhè wèi shìzhǎng shàng zhōu chūfǎng le liǎng ge yǒuhǎo chéngshì. The mayor visited two sister cities abroad last week.

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