开拔 (kāi bá) — (military) to move out, to set out, to march off

Definition

Examples

• 部队凌晨三点开拔，向山区进发。
  Bù duì líng chén sān diǎn kāi bá, xiàng shān qū jìn fā.
  The troops moved out at three in the morning, heading toward the mountain area.
• 接到命令后，军队立即开拔。
  Jiē dào mìng lìng hòu, jūn duì lì jí kāi bá.
  After receiving the order, the army immediately set out.
• 这支队伍明天就要开拔了，大家都在准备。
  Zhè zhī duì wu míng tiān jiù yào kāi bá le, dà jiā dōu zài zhǔn bèi.
  This unit is going to march off tomorrow, and everyone is preparing.