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动身

dòng shēn

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 動身

What 动身 means

1. to go on a journey
2. to leave

The characters in 动身

• 动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace
• 身shēnbody; life; oneself

Example sentences

• 你几时动身去罗马？
  Nǐ jǐshí dòngshēn qù Luómǎ?
  When are you leaving for Rome?
• 天快亮了，我要动身了。
  Tiān kuài liàng le, wǒ yào dòngshēn le.
  It will soon be daybreak and I have to leave.