Traditional: 出發
出发 (chū fā) means “to set off; to start (on a journey)”. It is an HSK 4 Chinese word (traditional 出發) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Practice each character:
我们明天早上八点出发。
Wǒmen míngtiān zǎoshang bā diǎn chūfā.
We'll set out tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock.
Updated: 2026-05-27