动身

wǒ jué de wǒ men yīng gāi jí zǎo dòng shēn

我觉得我们应该及早动身。

I think that we should set off early.

tā míng tiān dòng shēn qù běi jīng

他明天动身去北京。

He'll leave for Beijing tomorrow.

wǒ men jiāng zài wǔ fàn hòu dòng shēn

我们将在午饭后动身。

We'll leave after lunch.

dòng shēn huí guó

动身回国

leave for one's home country

chéng yè chē dòng shēn

乘夜车动身

set off on the overnight train

tí qián dòng shēn

提前动身

set out earlier than planned

dòng shēn fǎn huí

动身返回

start back

dòng shēn qián wǎng

动身前往

leave for

kàn yàng zi yào xià yǔ le zǎo diǎn dòng shēn ba

看样子要下雨了，早点动身吧。

It looks like rain, and we'd better start off now.

dòng shēn huí jiā

动身回家

depart for home

dòng shēn qǐ chéng

动身起程

set out for the journey

rú guǒ nǐ xǔ kě wǒ lì jí jiù dòng shēn

如果你许可，我立即就动身。

In case you give me leave, I will start at once.

dòng shēn zhī qián nǐ yīng gāi bàn lǐ dù jià bǎo xiǎn

动身之前你应该办理度假保险。

You should take out holiday insurance before you leave.

rú guǒ wǒ men xiǎng gǎn shàng nà tàng gōng gòng qì chē nà jiù zuì hǎo kuài diǎn dòng shēn

如果我们想赶上那趟公共汽车，那就最好快点动身。

We'd better leave pretty sharpish if we want to catch that bus.

wǒ gāi dòng shēn le

我该动身了。

I must be jogging.

wǒ dòng shēn qù shān gǔ le

我动身去山谷了。

I set off for the valley.

gōng chē yī xiàng hěn zhǔn shí dàn wǒ men zǎo diǎn dòng shēn wéi hǎo

公车一向很准时，但我们早点动身为好。

The bus is usually on time, but we should start early.

liè rén jiǎn qǐ wū guī dòng shēn huí jiā

猎人捡起乌龟，动身回家。

The hunter picked turtle up and started for home．

wèi le nòng dào hǎo wèi zi wǒ men cōng máng dòng shēn qù diàn yǐng yuàn

为了弄到好位子，我们匆忙动身去电影院。

To make certain of getting good seats, we hurried off to the cinema.