xuất ngoại
Definition
- Verb:
- To go abroad; to travel to a foreign country: The primary meaning of "xuất ngoại" is the act of leaving one's home country to go to another nation. It often implies an official or formal departure for purposes such as work, study, or diplomatic missions.
- To be sent overseas; to be dispatched abroad: It can describe the action of an organization or government sending someone to a foreign country.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Sau khi tốt nghiệp, cô ấy dự định xuất ngoại để học thạc sĩ. (After graduating, she plans to go abroad to study for a master's degree.)
- Công ty thường xuyên cử nhân viên xuất ngoại để đào tạo. (The company regularly sends employees abroad for training.)
- Việc xuất ngoại của ông ấy có liên quan đến một nhiệm vụ ngoại giao. (His trip abroad is related to a diplomatic mission.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "xuất ngoại" is considered more formal and is often used in official, administrative, or journalistic contexts. In everyday conversation, phrases like "đi nước ngoài" (to go overseas) are more common.
- It can sometimes carry a nuance of a planned, sanctioned, or organized departure, as opposed to casual travel.
Variants and Related Words
- Xuất cảnh (v): to exit a country; to depart (emphasizing the act of leaving a country's borders, often for any destination, not exclusively "abroad" in the sense of a foreign nation).
- Anh ta đã xuất cảnh vào sáng sớm. (He departed the country early in the morning.)
Synonyms
- To go abroad: to travel to a foreign country.
- To go overseas: to travel across the sea to another country.
- To be expatriated: to be sent to live in a foreign country (more formal).
Related Idioms
- While "xuất ngoại" itself is not typically part of idioms, it relates to formal phrases like:
- Xuất ngoại công tác: to go abroad on a business trip.
- Giám đốc xuất ngoại công tác tuần sau. (The director is going abroad on business next week.)