Chinese word

发车

Pronunciation

Pinyinfā chē

Meaning

  • verbleave

Example

火车几分钟后就要发车了。huǒ chē jǐ fēn zhōng hòu jiù yào fā chē le

The train will leave in a few minutes.

Illustration for 发车 (leave)

More examples

晚上高峰期公交车经常晚点发车。wǎn shàng gāo fēng qī gōng jiāo chē jīng cháng wán diǎn fā chē

During the evening rush hour, buses often depart late.

Core concept

A bus or train begins its planned run and pulls away from its station.

Common phrases

  • 还没发车hái méi fā chē

    not have left yet

  • 晚点发车wán diǎn fā chē

    depart late

  • 按时发车àn shí fā chē

    depart on time

Similar words

出发chū fā: For a person or vehicle to leave a place and go on a journey.
开车kāi chē: To drive a vehicle so that it begins moving.
行驶xíng shǐ: For a car, train, or other vehicle to move along a road or track.

Definition in Chinese

按照时刻或运行安排，车辆开始行驶或离开站点，常用于火车、公共汽车等有固定班次的交通工具。àn zhào shí kè huò yùn xíng ān pái chē liàng kāi shǐ xíng shǐ huò lí kāi zhàn diǎn cháng yòng yú huǒ chē gōng gòng qì chē děng yǒu gù dìng bān cì de jiāo tōng gōng jù

Word origin

发 (fā, "send out") + 车 (chē, "vehicle") forms a compound for a vehicle being sent onto its route.

Usage tips

  • In timetable notices, the vehicle is normally the subject, so the word describes a service leaving rather than a traveler setting off.

Opposites

Related words

  • 发车间隔fā chē jiàn gédeparture intervalnoun
  • 发车时间fā chē shí jiāndeparture timenoun

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