fāchē

发车

Word · VerbTraditional發車

to dispatch a vehicle; to depart

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to depart; to dispatch (a vehicle)

neutral

Most commonly used for scheduled transport like buses, trains, or taxis leaving a station or starting point.

Gōng公
jiāo交
chē车
měi每
gé隔
wǔ五
fēn分
zhōng钟
fā发
chē车
yī一
cì次
 。

The bus departs every five minutes.

Shǒu首
bān班
chē车
zǎo早
chén晨
wǔ五
diǎn点
bàn半
fā发
chē车
 。

The first bus departs at 5:30 in the morning.

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Huǒ火
chē车
zhàn站
guǎng广
bō播
tōng通
zhī知
liè列
chē车
jí即
jiāng将
fā发
chē车
 。

The train station broadcast announced that the train is about to depart.

Wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
bān班
chē车
zhǔn准
shí时
cóng从
zǒng总
bù部
fā发
chē车
 。

Our company shuttle bus departs on time from the headquarters.

Yīn因
wèi为
tiān天
qì气
yuán原
yīn因
 ,
háng航
bān班
yán延
chí迟
fā发
chē车
 。

Due to weather conditions, the flight's departure was delayed.