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HSK 2 · Travel

出发

chū fā

to set off

Stroke order of 出发

2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

出 · 5 strokes发 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

出 is a sprout pushing out of a pot; 发 launches forth like a shot arrow: out and launched.

Parts: 出 go out + 发 send out/start

The characters in 出发

  • 出 chū — to go out; to exit (5 strokes)
  • 发 fā — to send; to issue (5 strokes)

Example sentence

我们明天早上八点出发。

We set off at eight tomorrow morning.

Words with 出

出to go out; to exit出来to come out出去to go out出生to be born出院to leave hospital出国to go abroad出门to go out出租to rent out出租车taxi出口exit; to export得出to reach (a conclusion)找出to find out出现to appear拿出to take out提出to put forward认出to recognize发出to send out; to give off退出to withdraw; to quit

Words with 发

头发hair发现to discover; to find发to send; to issue发言to make a speech; statement发明to invent; invention沙发sofa理发to get a haircut发出to send out; to give off发表to publish发送to send发展to develop; development发达developed发动to start; to launch开发to develop发生to happen发烧to have a fever

More words: Travel

旅行to travel; trip旅游to travel; tourism旅客traveller; passenger游客tourist出国to go abroad回国to return to one's country出门to go out护照passport起飞to take off一路平安have a safe trip一路顺风bon voyage外地other places休假to take a vacation假期holiday; vacation

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