| 着手 | zhuó shǒu | to put one's hand to it / to start out on a task / to set out | ![]() |
| 起步 | qǐ bù | to set out / to set in motion / the start (of some activity) | ![]() |
| 摆设 | bǎi shè | to set out / to display / to furnish (a room or house) | ![]() |
| 出马 | chū mǎ | to set out (on a campaign) / to stand for election / to throw one's cap in the ring | ![]() |
| 陈设 | chén shè | to display / to set out / furnishings | ![]() |
| 起程 | qǐ chéng | to set out / to leave | ![]() |
| 起 | qǐ | to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group | ![]() |
| 出航 | chū háng | to set out (on a trip) | ![]() |
| 开拔 | kāi bá | to set out (of troops) / departure / start date (of military expedition) | ![]() |
