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开机

kāi jī
HSK 3.0 Level 3 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. to start an engine
  2. 2. to boot up (a computer)
  3. 3. to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete
  4. 4. to begin shooting a film or TV show

Word relationships

Antonyms

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关
guān

mountain pass

Turns off a machine or device (bound form/prefix).
关机
guān jī

to turn off (a machine or device)

Shutting down a computer or turning off a device.

Register variants

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开拍
kāi pāi

to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc)

More specific to beginning filming (used on set).

Synonyms

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启动
qǐ dòng

to start (a machine)

For starting engines or launching programs.

Usage notes

Collocations

开机 usually refers to turning on machines or computers; it's not used for opening doors or windows.

Common mistakes

Don't use 开机 for opening a meeting or starting an event; use 开始.

Example Sentences

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请帮我 开机 。
Please turn on the computer for me.

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Words Containing 开机

重新开机
chóng xīn kāi jī

to restart; to reboot

Child Words of 开机

开
kāi

to open

机
jī

(bound form) machine; mechanism