我是吃了饭才出发的。 I only set off after I'd eaten. Traditional 我是吃了飯才出發的。 Pinyin Wǒ shì chīle fàn cái chūfā de. Bopomofo ㄨㄛˇ ㄕˋ ㄔ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄈㄢˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄔㄨ ㄈㄚ ˙ㄉㄜ。 Where this sentence is used Using 了 (le) and 过 (guò) in Chinese grammar All Chinese example sentences