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出发 — meaning in English

chū fā

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English meaning

  • depart verb To leave a place, especially to begin a journey.
  • departure noun The act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey.
  • going noun The act of leaving; a departure.
  • ignition noun The act or process of setting something on fire, or the point at which combustion begins.
  • mosey verb To walk or move somewhere in a slow, relaxed, unhurried way.
  • perspective noun A particular way of viewing or thinking about a situation.
  • prospect noun The possibility or likelihood of something happening in the future.
  • starter noun Someone who starts, or who starts something.
  • view noun What can be seen from a particular place, especially scenery.

Senses

出发 is used for these senses in English:

  • departure (euphemism) A death.
  • doze off To fall asleep unintentionally.
  • going A departure.
  • ignition (automotive, mechanical engineering) A system for activating combustion in a combustion engine.
  • lallapalootza (US, slang) Something very good of its kind.
  • lollapalooza (informal) An outstanding, extreme, or outrageous example of its kind.
  • mosey (chiefly, US, dialectal, intransitive) To set off, get going; to start a journey.
  • perspective A view, vista or outlook.

depart — full definition

  1. verb To leave a place, especially to begin a journey.
  2. verb To differ from or move away from a plan, rule, or usual way of doing something.

departure — full definition

  1. noun The act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey.
  2. noun A move away from what is usual, expected, or previously planned.

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