起程

HSK 7-9

qǐchéng

start out on a journey (synonym for 启程; more neutral)

to leave

今天我们要起程去北京。

jīntiān wǒmen yào qǐchéng qù Běijīng.

Today we are setting off for Beijing

明天他将起程前往巴黎。

míngtiān tā jiāng qǐchéng wǎngfáng Bělú.

He will be departing for Paris tomorrow