出港 (chū gǎng) — (verb) to leave port; to clear a port (of a ship); (verb) to export; to send goods abroad
Definition
出港 is the formal/technical term used in shipping, aviation, and trade — 'to leave port' for a vessel, or 'to export' goods. Contrast with the colloquial 出发 ('set out / depart') and 进港 ('enter port / import').
verb
to leave portto clear a port (of a ship)to exportto send goods abroad
Examples
- 出港。Zhè sōu huò lún jīn tiān xià wǔ chū gǎng.This cargo ship will leave port this afternoon.
- 出港。Gōng sī qù nián chū le yì pī xīn huò chū gǎng dào ōu zhōu.The company exported a batch of new goods to Europe last year.
- 。Zhè sōu chuán yǐ jīng chū guò yí cì gǎng le.This ship has already left port once.
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