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Expressing 'to depart' or 'to set out' with 出发 (chūfā)
Structure
从 + Place + 出发
Explanation
The verb 出发 (chūfā) means 'to depart' or 'to set out.' It indicates the beginning of a journey from a certain place. For example, 我们明天早上出发 means 'We depart tomorrow morning,' and 从北京出发 means 'departing from Beijing.'
Examples
我们计划早上六点出发。
Wǒmen jìhuà zǎoshang liù diǎn chūfā.
We plan to set off at six in the morning.
从这里出发，大概两个小时能到。
Cóng zhèlǐ chūfā, dàgài liǎng ge xiǎoshí néng dào.
Setting off from here, it takes about two hours to arrive.
行李都准备好了，随时可以出发。
Xíngli dōu zhǔnbèi hǎo le, suíshí kěyǐ chūfā.
The luggage is all ready; we can set off at any time.
我们计划早上六点出发。
Wǒmen jìhuà zǎoshang liù diǎn chūfā.
We plan to set out at six in the morning.
从这里出发，大概两个小时能到。
Cóng zhèlǐ chūfā, dàgài liǎng gè xiǎoshí néng dào.
Setting out from here, it takes about two hours to get there.
行李都准备好了，随时可以出发。
Xínglǐ dōu zhǔnbèi hǎo le, suíshí kěyǐ chūfā.
The luggage is all packed; we can set out at any time.