Definition & Meaning

depart; pull out; (from a station or parking lot) dispatch or send off a vehicle

Word usage

fā chē

发 车

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v.depart; pull out; (from a station or parking lot) dispatch or send off a vehicle
- míng tiān shàng wǔ bā diǎn zài jí hé dì diǎn fā chē
  明天上午八点在集合地点发车。
  Set off from the meeting place at eight tomorrow morning.
- fā chē dì diǎn
  发车地点
  departure location
- měi gé shí fēn zhōng fā chē yī cì
  每隔十分钟发车一次。
  A bus departs every ten minutes.
- nǐ hái jì de liè chē fā chē de shí jiān ma
  你还记得列车发车的时间吗？
  Could you still remember the time when the train left?
- chē zi jǐ fēn zhōng hòu jiù jiāng cóng liù hào zhàn fā chē
  车子几分钟后就将从六号站发车。
  Your bus leaves from depot seven in just a few minutes.
synonym
kāi chē开车

Word usage

Separable word
"发" and "车" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 车站每五分钟发一次车。
  The cars in this station leave every five minutes.
- 这个站今天发了三次车。
  The cars in this station have been sent off three times today.
- 什么时候发的车？
  When did the car depart?

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