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动身
dòng shēn
set off, leave (for a trip)

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What does 动身 mean?

动身 (pinyin: dòng shēn) means set off, leave (for a trip). It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.

Example with 动身

We set off early tomorrow morning.

Character families

Every HSK 1–4 word containing · Every HSK 1–4 word containing

The characters of 动身

dòngcomponent character
shēncomponent character

Related HSK 6 words

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