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出发

chūfā

to set out

A traveler leaving through a doorway
Memory picture

Characters in this word

出 chū

Strokes
5
Radical
凵 — container
Made of
屮 sprout 凵 container
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

发 fā

Strokes
5
Radical
又 — and, also, again, in addition

Example phrases

  • 我们出发吧。 Wǒmen chūfā ba. Let us set out.
  • 八点出发。 Bā diǎn chūfā. We leave at eight.
  • 明天出发。 Míngtiān chūfā. We leave tomorrow.

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