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启动

qǐ dòng
HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

Definitions

  1. 1. to start (a machine)
  2. 2. (fig.) to set in motion
  3. 3. to launch (an operation)
  4. 4. to activate (a plan)

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
关闭
guān bì

to close; to shut (a window etc)

to shut down a machine or system

Synonyms

3 items
开启
kāi qǐ

to open

to start a machine or device
开动
kāi dòng

to start

to start a machine or vehicle
发动
fā dòng

to start

to launch an operation or campaign

Usage notes

Collocations

启动 often collocates with machines or systems (启动汽车, 启动电脑), while 发动 is used for campaigns or engines (发动战争, 发动引擎).

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 启动 (start operation) with 开 (open); you cannot say *启动门.

Example Sentences

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请 启动 机器。
Please start the machine.
他用力扳动开关，机器 启动 了。
He pulled the switch hard and the machine started.

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Words Containing 启动

启动区
qǐ dòng qū

boot sector (computing)

启动子
qǐ dòng zi

promoter

重新启动
chóng xīn qǐ dòng

to reboot; to restart

Child Words of 启动

动
dòng

(of sth) to move

启
qǐ

Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[yǔ], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[xià cháo] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)