HSK 6 · Transport

启程 qǐchéng “to set out (on a journey)” in Chinese

Traditional 啟程

What 启程 means

  1. to set out (on a journey)

How to say 启程

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale启qǐ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale程chéng2nd tone, rising

启程 in a sentence

  1. 我们明天一早启程去西安。

    Wǒmen míngtiān yìzǎo qǐchéng qù Xī'ān.

    We set off for Xi’an early tomorrow morning.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他们已经启程回国了。

    Tāmen yǐjīng qǐchéng huíguó le.

    They’ve already set out for home.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 启程 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 启 (qǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
启qǐto open
  • 户door · hù
  • 口mouth · kǒu
The character 程 (chéng) with each of its parts in a different colour
程chéngrule
  • 禾grain · héMeaning part
  • 呈to petition · chéngSound part

禾 hints at the meaning (grain); 呈 (chéng) hints at the sound. Compare it with chéng.

How to write 启程

启 7 strokes · 程 12 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

启程 (qǐchéng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 启程 (qǐchéng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 启程

Words with 启

启发qǐfā · to inspire启蒙qǐméng · to enlighten启事qǐshì · notice启示qǐshì · inspiration

Words with 程

过程guòchéng · course of events课程kèchéng · course日程rìchéng · schedule程序chéngxù · procedures程度chéngdù · degree工程师gōngchéngshī · engineer章程zhāngchéng · regulations专程zhuānchéng · specially (making a special trip)里程碑lǐchéngbēi · milestone

More words: Everyday Things

轮胎lúntāi · tyre码头mǎtou · dock逆行nìxíng · to go the wrong way (against traffic)桥梁qiáoliáng · bridge刹车shāchē · to brake失事shīshì · (of a plane or ship) to crash隧道suìdào · tunnel停泊tíngbó · to anchor

FAQs

启程 (qǐchéng) means “to set out (on a journey)”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it qǐchéng: qǐ with a 3rd tone, then chéng with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 启程 is written 啟程. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qicheng with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 启程 from the suggestions. Typing qicheng into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
启程 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.