# 动身 (dòngshēn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 动身 (dòngshēn) means “to set off (on a trip)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to set off (on a trip)
- Pinyin: dòngshēn (dong4 shen1)
- Traditional: 動身
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 我们打算明天一早动身去南方。
  Wǒmen dǎsuàn míngtiān yīzǎo dòngshēn qù nánfāng.
  We plan to set off for the south early tomorrow morning.

## Characters

- [动](https://hanziro.com/word/dong-move/) (dòng): to move; to touch
- 身 (shēn): body; life

https://hanziro.com/word/dong-shen-set-off/

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