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出发

出发 (chū fā): Set off (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 4

HSK 3.0Level 3

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3.

Character Breakdown

出 • chū • to go out • HSK 2.0 L2

HSK 2

chū出

to go out

Word Info

Pinyinchū fā

Meaningset off; depart

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发 • fā • to send (an email) • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

fā发

to send (an email)

4.

How to Use 出发 in Sentences

Prepositional Phrase + Verbwith从

cóng从

Běi北

jīng京

chū出

fā发

neutral

depart from Beijing

Verb + Verbwith准备

zhǔn准

bèi备

chū出

fā发

Verb + Nounwith时间

chū出

fā发

shí时

jiān间

Adverb + Verbwith准时

zhǔn准

shí时

chū出

fā发

5.

Example Sentences with 出发

wǒ我

men们

míng明

tiān天

zǎo早

shang上

qī

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 出发.

方面fāng miànaspect
地点dì diǎnlocation
竟然jìng rán[indicates unexpectedness]
词语cí yǔwords and expressions
复杂fù zácomplicated
符合fú hétally with; accord with
否则fǒu zéif not
京剧jīng jùBeijing opera
堵车dǔ chētraffic jam
基础jī chǔbase
博士bó shìdoctor
广告guǎng gàoadvertisement

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 出发.

Words with 出

出租车chū zū chētaxi
出去chū quto go out
出国chū guóto go abroad; to leave the country
出来

neutral

prepare to depart

neutral

departure time

neutral

depart on time

七

diǎn点

chū出

fā发

qù去

jī机

chǎng场

。

We will set off for the airport at seven o'clock tomorrow morning.

wǒ我

men们

míng明

tiān天

zǎo早

shang上

chū出

fā发

。

We will depart tomorrow morning.

kǎo考

lǜ虑

dào到

jiāo交

tōng通

zhuàng状

kuàng况

，

wǒ我

men们

zuì最

hǎo好

tí提

qián前

bàn半

xiǎo小

shí时

chū出

fā发

。

Considering the traffic conditions, we'd better set off half an hour earlier.

tā他

jué决

dìng定

chū出

fā发

qù去

lǚ旅

xíng行

，

kàn看

kàn看

wài外

miàn面

de的

shì世

jiè界

。

He decided to set off on a trip to see the world outside.

nǐ你

men们

dǎ打

suàn算

shén什

me么

shí时

hòu候

chū出

fā发

qù去

cān参

jiā加

nà那

ge个

yán研

tǎo讨

huì会

？

When do you plan to set off to attend that seminar?

chū lai

to come out

出门chū ménto go out

出院chū yuànto leave hospital

出差chū chāigo on business trip

出现chū xiànemerge

Words with 发

发烧fā shāofever; have a fever
发现fā xiàndiscover
头发tóu fahair
发出fā chūto issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch
发展fā zhǎndevelop
发生fā shēnghappen
发送fā sòngto transmit
沙发shā fāsofa