🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

出发

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chūfā

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Departure/dɪˈpɑːr.tʃər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1450 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"我们将在清晨出发去机场。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of leaving a place or starting a journey.

    "We confirmed our flight departure time for early tomorrow morning."
  2. 2

    A deviation or divergence from a standard, rule, or previous course of action.

    "This new policy represents a significant departure from traditional practices."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'departuren', stemming from Old French 'departir' (to divide, separate, or set out), which itself traces back to Latin 'dispartire' (dis- 'apart' + partire 'to divide'). Over time, the semantic focus shifted from division and separation to the physical act of leaving or starting a journey.

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