启动

qǐ dòng

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

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Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 关闭 guān bì 关闭 guān bì to close; to shut (a window etc) to shut down a machine or system: to close; to shut (a window etc)

Synonyms

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• 开启 kāi qǐ 开启 kāi qǐ to open to start a machine or device: to open
• 开动 kāi dòng 开动 kāi dòng to start to start a machine or vehicle: to start
• 发动 fā dòng 发动 fā dòng to start to launch an operation or campaign: to start

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 启动区 qǐ dòng qū: boot sector (computing)
• 启动子 启动子 qǐ dòng zi: promoter
• 重新启动 重新启动 chóng xīn qǐ dòng: to reboot; to restart

Child Words of 启动

• 动 动 dòng: (of sth) to move
• 启 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)