出发
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
出发 (chūfā) · to set off
出发 (chūfā) means “to set off; to start out”. It is written with 2 characters: 出 (to go out) + 发 (to send). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 出发 is built
The characters
出 chū · to go out
What 出 is made of
- 屮chè — sprout
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 凵qiǎn — container
Origin hint: A sprout 屮 growing out of a container 凵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
发 fā · to send
What 发 is made of
- 又yòu — (once) again
Example sentences
我们几点出发？Wǒmen jǐ diǎn chūfā?What time do we set off?
明天早上七点出发。Míngtiān zǎoshang qī diǎn chūfā.We set off at seven tomorrow morning.
Questions about 出发
What does 出发 mean?
出发 (chūfā) means “to set off; to start out”.
How do you pronounce 出发?
出发 is pronounced chūfā.
Which HSK level is 出发?
出发 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 出来chūláito come out
- 出去chūqùto go out
- 出国chūguóto go abroad
- 出口chūkǒuexit
- 出门chūménto go out
- 出生chūshēngto be born
- 出现chūxiànto appear
- 出院chūyuànto leave hospital
- 出租chūzūto rent out
- 出租车chūzūchētaxi
Learn 出发 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 68: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.