How to say “set off” in Chinese
set off
“Set off” in Chinese is 出发, chū fā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
出发 is read chū fā: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Its second reading is fà, “hair”: in 头发 it sounds with the neutral tone, fa.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “出发”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 出发. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们明天早上六点出发。wǒmenmíngtiānzǎoshangliùdiǎnchūfāWe're setting off tomorrow at six in the morning.
- 你们几点出发？nǐmenjǐdiǎnchūfāWhat time are you all setting off?
- 现在出发还来得及吗？xiànzàichūfāháiláidejímaIf we leave now, will we still make it?
- 我们几点出发？wǒmenjǐdiǎnchūfāWhat time are we leaving?
- 出发的时间定了吗？chūfādeshíjiāndìnglemaHas the departure time been set yet?
- 你来得正好，我们正要出发。nǐláidezhènghǎo,wǒmenzhèngyàochūfāYou came just in time — we're about to leave.
More words from the lesson “Ready to go”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “set off” in Chinese?
“Set off” in Chinese is 出发, pinyin chūfā.
What does 出发 mean?
出发 (chūfā) means “set off”.
How do you write 出发?
出发 is 2 characters: 出 (chū) — go out; 发 (fā) — send, emit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 出发?
出发 is read chūfā. Tones: chū — first tone, fā — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“set off” in the lesson “Ready to go”
This word is from the topic “City and travel” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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