Usage note
出国是指离开自己的国家去其他国家旅行或居住。
chū guó shì zhǐ luò kāi zì jǐ de guó jiā qù qí tā de guó jiā lǚ xínɡ huò jū zhù。
出国 means leaving your own country to travel or live in another country.
Context note
出国通常出现在计划旅行或移民的情境中，比如：我打算明年出国旅游。
chū guó tōng cháng xǔ chuán qǔ qiān xiàn lǚ yóu huò yí mín ， bǐ 如 ： wǒ sī tàn míng nián chū guó lǚ yóu 。
出国 is commonly used in contexts of planning a trip or moving to another country, for example: I plan to go abroad next year for a trip.
5 examples
我打算明年出国旅游。
wǒ dǎ suàn míng nián chū guó lǚ yóu。
I plan to go abroad next year for a trip.
他去年出国工作了一年。
tā qù nián chū guó gōng zuò le yì nián。
He worked abroad last year for one year.
出国前要准备好护照和签证。
chū guó qián yào zhǔn bèi hǎo hù zhào hé qiān zhèng。
Before going abroad, you need to prepare your passport and visa.
出国可以增长见识。
chū guó kě yǐ zēng zhǎng jiàn shi。
Going abroad can broaden one's horizons.
他梦想着有一天能出国深造。
tā mèng xiǎng zhe yǒu yì tiān néng chū guó shēn zào。
He dreams of going abroad to further his studies someday.
5 mini stories
小明的爸爸计划明年出国旅游。小明很期待。
xiǎo míng de bà ba jì huà míng nián chū guó lǚ yóu。 xiǎo míng hěn qī dài。
Xiaoming's dad plans to go abroad for a trip next year. Xiaoming is very excited.
小红的妈妈去年出国工作了一年。小红很开心。
xiǎo hóng de mā ma qù nián chū guó gōng zuò le yì nián。 xiǎo hóng hěn kāi xīn。
Xiaohong's mom worked abroad last year for one year. Xiaohong is very happy.
小华梦想着有一天能出国深造。他正在努力学习。
xiǎo huá mèng xiǎng zhe yǒu yì tiān néng chū guó shēn zào。 tā zhèng zài nǔ lì xué xí。
Xiaohua dreams of going abroad to further his studies someday. He is working hard to study.
出国可以增长见识。小李去年去了很多国家。
chū guó kě yǐ zēng zhǎng jiàn shi。 xiǎo lǐ qù nián qù le hěn duō guó jiā。
Going abroad can broaden one's horizons. Xiaoli went to many countries last year.
出国可以体验不同的文化。小张去年去了日本。
chū guó kě yǐ tǐ yàn bù tóng de wén huà。 xiǎo zhāng qù nián qù le rì běn。
Going abroad can experience different cultures. Xiaozhang went to Japan last year.
Mini dialogue
家人要出国
A
我爸爸下个月出国。
Wǒ bàba xià gè yuè chū guó.
My dad is going abroad next month.
B
出国去哪里？
Chū guó qù nǎlǐ?
Where is he going abroad?
想出国看看
A
你以后想出国吗？
Nǐ yǐhòu xiǎng chū guó ma?
Do you want to go abroad in the future?
B
想，我想出国学新东西。
Xiǎng, wǒ xiǎng chū guó xué xīn dōngxi.
Yes, I want to go abroad to learn new things.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
回国
huí guó
return to one's country
To come back to your own country.
related
旅行
lǚxíng
travel
Going abroad is a type of travel.