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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

出发点

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chūfādiǎn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Departure point/dɪˈpɑː.tʃə pɔɪnt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这个车站是我们这次旅行的出发点。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A place from which a journey or trip begins.

    "The train station serves as the main departure point for regional express services."
  2. 2

    A starting place or baseline for a discussion, argument, or course of action.

    "Her initial thesis served as a useful departure point for our debate on economic reform."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English 'departen' (to separate, go away), originating from Old French 'departir', combined with 'point' from Latin 'punctum' (a prick, sign, or spot). The compound term emerged in the late 18th century initially to denote physical stations of travel, gradually expanding metaphorically into discussions and intellectual endeavors.

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