Chinese word

出发

Pronunciation

Pinyinchū fā

Meaning

  • verbleave

Example

我们明天早上八点出发。wǒ men míng tiān zǎo shàng bā diǎn chū fā

We leave at eight tomorrow morning.

Illustration for 出发 (leave)

More examples

飞机下午三点从机场出发。fēi jī xià wǔ sān diǎn cóng jī chǎng chū fā

The plane leaves the airport at three in the afternoon.

Core concept

A movement away from a starting point that begins a journey or action.

Common phrases

  • 从机场出发cóng jī chǎng chū fā

    leave the airport

  • 准时出发zhǔn shí chū fā

    leave on time

Similar words

去qù: Moving to a different place.
离开lí kāi: Departing from the current place.
出门chū mén: Leaving a house or building to go outside.
开始kāi shǐ: Starting something new, such as an activity or event.

Definition in Chinese

离开原地或出发点，开始行程或行动。lí kāi yuán dì huò chū fā diǎn kāi shǐ xíng chéng huò xíng dòng

Word origin

出 (chū, "go out") + 发 (fā, "send out; begin") combines leaving a place with setting something in motion.

Usage tips

  • A time phrase often comes before this verb, and a starting place can follow the word meaning "from," so one sentence can show both when a trip begins and where it begins.

Other meanings

  • departurenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 出发站chū fā zhàndeparture stationnoun
  • 出发时间chū fā shí jiāndeparture timenoun

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