set out; depart; leave
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to set out; to depart; to start a journey; to leave (for a destination)
Emphasizes the physical act of beginning travel. Often used with time words (明天, 马上) or destination phrases (去上海, 回家).
Xíng行
li李
dōu都
dǎ打
hǎo好
le了
，
míng明
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
jiù就
dòng动
shēn身
。
The luggage is all packed; we'll set off tomorrow morning.
Wǒ我
men们
dòng动
shēn身
qù去
Běi北
jīng京
de的
shí时
hou候
，
tiān天
hái还
méi没
liàng亮
。
It was still dark when we set off for Beijing.
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Kuài快
jiào叫
dà大
jiā家
zhǔn准
bèi备
，
mǎ马
shàng上
dòng动
shēn身
。
Quickly tell everyone to get ready; we're leaving immediately.