Korean word

출발

Pronunciation

Romanizationchulbal

Meaning

  • noundeparture

Example

버스의 출발 시간이 지났어요.peo seu ui chul bal si ga ni chi na sseo yo

The bus's departure time has passed.

Illustration for 출발 (departure)

More examples

비행기는 출발 직전에 연료 점검을 했다.pi haeng gi neun chul bal chik jjeo ne yeol lyo cheom geo meul haet tta

The airplane checked its fuel just before departure.

Core concept

The starting point in time when someone or something sets off on a journey.

Common phrases

  • 출발 시각chul bal si gak

    departure time

  • 출발 직전chul bal chik jjeon

    just before departure

  • 출발 안내chul bal an nae

    departure information

Similar words

출발지chulbalji: The place where a trip, route, or shipment begins.
탑승tapsseung: The act of getting into a vehicle before it leaves.
출발시간chulbalsigan: The scheduled time when a journey is set to begin.

Definition in Korean

여행이나 이동이 본격적으로 시작되는 시점이나 그 행위.yeo haeng i na i dong i pon gyeok jjeo geu ro si jak ttoe neun si jeo mi na keu haeng wi

Word origin

The word is built from Sino-Korean parts connected with coming out and beginning to move onward.

Usage tips

  • English-speaking learners can connect it with travel displays because it commonly appears beside times and places in transportation information.

Other meanings

  • leaveverb

Opposites

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