出发 (chūfā) means Embarks. Below are 18 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
我们明天早上八点 出发 。
Wǒmen míngtiān zǎoshang bā diǎn chūfā.
We set off at eight tomorrow morning.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 出发
出发 前请再检查一次行李。
Chūfā qián qǐng zài jiǎnchá yí cì xíngli.
Please check your luggage once more before setting off.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 出发
我主张早点 出发 。
Wǒ zhǔzhāng zǎodiǎn chūfā.
I am in favour of setting off early.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 主张
现在 出发 还来得及。
Xiànzài chūfā hái lái de jí.
There is still time if we leave now.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 来得及
我们要从实际 出发 。
Wǒmen yào cóng shíjì chūfā.
We must start from the actual situation.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 实际
我们八点左右 出发 。
Wǒmen bā diǎn zuǒyòu chūfā.
We will set off around eight.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 左右
你计划什么时候 出发 ？
Nǐ jìhuà shénme shíhou chūfā?
When are you planning to set off?
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 计划
我建议你早点儿 出发 。
Wǒ jiànyì nǐ zǎodiǎnr chūfā.
I suggest you set off a bit earlier.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 建议
他们在黎明前 出发 了。
Tāmen zài límíng qián chūfā le.
They set off before daybreak.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 黎明
看问题要从全局 出发 。
Kàn wèntí yào cóng quánjú chūfā.
One should look at a problem from the standpoint of the whole.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 全局
早点 出发 可以避免堵车。
Zǎodiǎn chūfā kěyǐ bìmiǎn dǔchē.
Setting out early can avoid the traffic jams.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 避免
他打电话来催我们 出发 。
Tā dǎ diànhuà lái cuī wǒmen chūfā.
He rang to hurry us into setting off.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 催
接到通知后他立即 出发 。
Jiē dào tōngzhī hòu tā lìjí chūfā.
He set off immediately after getting the notice.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 立即
早点 出发 ，免得路上堵车。
Zǎodiǎn chūfā, miǎnde lù shang dǔchē.
Set off early so as to avoid traffic on the way.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 免得
即便下雨，我们也照常 出发 。
Jíbiàn xià yǔ, wǒmen yě zhàocháng chūfā.
Even if it rains we will set off as planned.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 即便
早点 出发 ，以便有时间准备。
Zǎodiǎn chūfā, yǐbiàn yǒu shíjiān zhǔnbèi.
Set off early so there is time to prepare.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 以便
本想第二天 出发 ，不料下起了大雪。
Běn xiǎng dì èr tiān chūfā, búliào xià qǐ le dàxuě.
We meant to set off the next day, but unexpectedly heavy snow began to fall.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 不料
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Questions about 出发
How is 出发 used in a sentence?
This page shows 18 sentences using 出发 (chūfā, "Embarks"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 出发 an HSK word?
Yes — 出发 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 出发?
The dictionary page for 出发 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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