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出发

chū fā · chu fa

Traditional 出發

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to set off
  2. to start (on a journey)
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Setting off early

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)明天(míngtiān)早上(zǎoshang)六点(liùdiǎn)出发(chūfā)。

    We set off at six tomorrow morning.

  2. Liangliang

    六点(liùdiǎn)？太(tài)早(zǎo)了(le)，七点(qīdiǎn)出发(chūfā)吧(ba)。

    Six? Too early. Let us set off at seven.

  3. Dengdeng

    七点(qīdiǎn)出发(chūfā)，路上(lùshang)会(huì)堵车(dǔchē)。

    If we leave at seven, there will be traffic.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)今天(jīntiān)晚上(wǎnshang)就(jiù)出发(chūfā)吧(ba)！

    Then let us set off tonight!

  5. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)已经(yǐjīng)晚上(wǎnshang)十点(shídiǎn)了(le)，你(nǐ)真的(zhēnde)要(yào)出发(chūfā)吗(ma)？

    It is already ten at night. Do you really want to set off?

  6. Liangliang

    算了(suànle)，明天(míngtiān)六点(liùdiǎn)出发(chūfā)。你(nǐ)来(lái)叫(jiào)我(wǒ)！

    Forget it, six tomorrow. You wake me up!

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2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)天(tiān)气(qì)允(yǔn)许(xǔ)的(de)话(huà)，我(wǒ)们(men)1小(xiǎo)时(shí)后(hòu)出(chū)发(fā)。

Weather permitting, we will leave in an hour.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)明(míng)天(tiān)早(zǎo)上(shang)六(liù)点(diǎn)出(chū)发(fā)去(qù)机(jī)场(chǎng)。

We set off for the airport at six tomorrow morning.

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出
chū

to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur

发
fā

to send out; to show (one's feeling)

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