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
• 出来/出來chū (first tone, high and level) lái (second tone, rising)to come out
• 出现/出現chūxiàn (first tone, high and level)to appear, to come into view, to arise
• 出去chū (first tone, high and level) qù (fourth tone, falling)to go out
• 提出tí (second tone, rising) chū (first tone, high and level)to raise (an issue)
• 演出yǎn (third tone, dipping) chū (first tone, high and level)to act (in a play)
• 出口chū (first tone, high and level) kǒu (third tone, dipping)an exit
• 发出/發出fā (first tone, high and level) chū (first tone, high and level)to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch
• 付出fù (fourth tone, falling) chū (first tone, high and level)to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time)
• 出生chū (first tone, high and level) shēng (first tone, high and level)to be born
• 出席chūxí (first tone, high and level)to attend, to be present at (formal)
• 指出zhǐ (third tone, dipping) chū (first tone, high and level)to indicate
• 退出tuì (fourth tone, falling) chū (first tone, high and level)to withdraw
• 出色chūsè (first tone, high and level)outstanding, remarkable
• 出示chūshì (first tone, high and level)to show, to produce (for inspection)
• 出版chū (first tone, high and level) bǎn (third tone, dipping)to publish
• 出门/出門chū (first tone, high and level) mén (second tone, rising)to go out