發車 [发车]

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Pinyin fā chē

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. departure (of a coach or train)
  2. to dispatch a vehicle
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, neologism, of a 老司機, slang
    to share resource that is precious and usually illegal with others
  2. verb, of a vehicle or train
    to depart
  3. verb
    to dispatch a vehicle
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这些火车每三分钟发车。
    這些火車每三分鐘發車。
    zhè xiē huǒ chē měi sān fēn zhōng fā chē 。
    • Those trains run every three minutes.
  2. Mandarin
    这班火车九点钟发车。
    這班火車九點鐘發車。
    zhè bān huǒ chē jiǔ diǎn zhōng fā chē 。
    • This train leaves at nine o'clock.
  3. Mandarin
    这个司机说第一班公交车于早上6点发车。
    這個司機説第一班公交車於早上6點發車。
    zhè ge sī jī shuō dì yī bān gōng jiāo chē yú zǎo shang 6 diǎn fā chē 。
    • The driver said that the first bus starts at 6:00 a.m.
  4. Mandarin
    电车五分钟后要发车。
    電車五分鐘後要發車。
    diàn chē wǔ fēn zhōng hòu yào fā chē 。
    • The train leaves in 5 minutes.
    • The tram leaves in 5 minutes.
  5. Mandarin
    公共汽车多久发车一次？
    公共汽車多久發車一次？
    gōng gòng qì chē duō jiǔ fā chē yī cì ？
    • How often do the buses depart?
    • How often does the bus run?