出发

• 拼音: chū fā
• 汉字拆解: 出 = pictograph of a foot stepping out of a boundary; 发 = departure, to send out

含义

To set out; to depart. Used when leaving a place to begin a journey.

Commonly used for trips, journeys, and any planned departure. Often paired with time expressions to indicate when one leaves. Can also be used figuratively with 从...出发 meaning starting from a perspective.

例句

1. 我们明天早上七点出发。
2. 他已经出发去机场了。
3. 从北京出发到上海坐高铁只要四个小时。

用法指南

语境: travel, plans, departure

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我们几点出发？(What time do we set out?)
• 他已经出发了。(He has already left.)

错误说法

• 不要说'我出发了学校' — 出发 is intransitive. Say 我出发去学校了 (I set out for school) or 我从家出发了 (I departed from home).

起源与历史

Compound of 出 (to go out, to exit) and 发 (to send out, to launch). Together they mean to set out on a journey.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal