# 起程 (qǐchéng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 起程 (qǐchéng) means “to set out on a journey”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to set out on a journey
- Pinyin: qǐchéng (qi3 cheng2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他们打算明天起程去南方。
  Tāmen dǎsuàn míngtiān qǐchéng qù nánfāng.
  They plan to set out for the south tomorrow.

## Characters

- [起](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-get-up/) (qǐ): to get up; to rise
- 程 (chéng): rule; order

https://hanziro.com/word/qi-cheng-set-out-on-2/

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