Verbgo on a journey; set out on a journey

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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 动身.
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Character Breakdown

动身 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 动身 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 动身 with other words naturally.
Verb + Complementwith去北京
dòng
shēn
běi
jīng
neutral
set off for Beijing
Adverb + Verbwith立刻
dòng
shēn
neutral
set off immediately
Verb + Verbwith准备
zhǔn
bèi
dòng
shēn
neutral
prepare to set off
Noun + Nounwith时间
dòng
shēn
shí
jiān
formalWritten
departure time

Example Sentences with 动身

míng
tiān
dòng
shēn
běi
jīng
I will set off for Beijing tomorrow.
kǎo
dào
jiāo
tōng
yōng
men
zuì
hǎo
xiàn
zài
jiù
dòng
shēn
qián
wǎng
chǎng
Considering the traffic congestion, we'd better set off for the airport now.
dài
biǎo
tuán
jiāng
xià
zhōu
zhèng
shì
dòng
shēn
qián
wǎng
ōu
zhōu
jìn
xíng
wéi
shí
tiān
de
kǎo
chá
The delegation will officially set out next Monday for a ten-day inspection tour in Europe.
zǎo
shàng
dòng
shēn
shàng
bān
shàng
hěn
shùn
He set off for work in the morning, and the journey went smoothly.
suàn
shén
me
shí
hòu
dòng
shēn
cān
jiā
ge
guó
huì
When do you plan to set off to attend that international conference?
yóu
tiān
rán
è
huà
tàn
xiǎn
duì
tuī
chí
dòng
shēn
de
huà
Due to the sudden deterioration of the weather, the expedition team had to postpone their departure plan.
wèi
le
gǎn
shàng
zǎo
bān
huǒ
chē
men
jué
dìng
qián
dòng
shēn
To catch the early train, we decided to set off ahead of time.
gāng
chǔ
wán
shǒu
tóu
de
jǐn
shì
jiù
cōng
cōng
dòng
shēn
gǎn
wǎng
huǒ
chē
zhàn
le
As soon as he finished dealing with the urgent matters at hand, he hurriedly set off for the train station.