出发/出發 chūfā — to set off, to depart (on a journey)

Meanings

1. 1

   to set off, to depart (on a journey)

   出, to go out, 发, to set in motion — the moment a journey begins, not the arrival. 从…出发 names the starting point: 从北京出发, setting off from Beijing.

   verb

Character breakdown

• 出

  chū (first tone, high and level)

  to go out, to come out; to produce, to issue, to put forth; to happen (of a problem); a measure word for plays and operas

  5 strokesRadical 凵

Example sentences

• 我们明天早上八点出发。/我們明天早上八點出發。Wǒmen (third tone, dipping) míngtiān (second tone, rising) zǎoshang (third tone, dipping) bā (first tone, high and level) diǎn (third tone, dipping) chūfā. (first tone, high and level)···

  We set off at eight tomorrow morning.

• 飞机十点起飞，我们八点就要出发。/飛機十點起飛，我們八點就要出發。Fēijī (first tone, high and level) shí (second tone, rising) diǎn (third tone, dipping) qǐfēi, (third tone, dipping) wǒmen (third tone, dipping) bā (first tone, high and level) diǎn (third tone, dipping) jiù (fourth tone, falling) yào (fourth tone, falling) chūfā. (first tone, high and level)···

  The flight takes off at ten — we need to set off by eight.

Similar words

Words containing 出

• 出chū (first tone, high and level)to go out, to come out
• 出现/出現chūxiàn (first tone, high and level)to appear, to come into view, to arise
• 出租车/出租車chūzūchē (first tone, high and level)taxi, cab