出发 chūfā to set out, depart

Example sentences

我们早上八点出发。Wǒmen zǎoshang bā diǎn chūfā.We set out at eight in the morning.
出发以前要检查行李。Chūfā yǐqián yào jiǎnchá xíngli.Check your luggage before setting out.

Traditional: 出發

HSK 4 — upper-intermediate proficiency: 600 new words, 1,200 in all. You can converse fluently on a wide range of topics with native speakers. In HSK 3.0, 出发 is in band 2. HSK 4 explained

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中出发means to set out. You could say中我们早上八点出发。

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Stroke order

出发 is written in 10 strokes across 2 characters.

出发 — the Chinese character for to set out, depart (chūfā), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 出发 — to set out, depart

出 — 5 strokes
发 — 5 strokes

Senses

to set off
to start (on a journey)

Characters in 出发

出 chū — to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield
发 fā — to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue

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Where 出发 lives

HSK 4 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 2 Practise Topic: Travel Practise Topic: Movement Practise

出发 is pronounced chūfā and means “to set out, depart”.