🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

外包

Pronunciation / Transliteration: wàibāo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Outsource/ˈaʊt.sɔːrs/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这家公司决定将客户服务外包。"

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1 sense
As verb
  1. 1

    Obtain (goods or a service) from an outside or foreign supplier, especially in place of an internal source.

    "The company plans to outsource its customer service operations to reduce costs."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the late 20th century as a blend of 'out' (external) and 'source' (obtaining from a source), originally used in business contexts to describe contracting work out to external suppliers.

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