开机

kāi jī

HSK 3.0 Level 3 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 关 guān 关 guān mountain pass Turns off a machine or device (bound form/prefix).: mountain pass
• 关机 guān jī 关机 guān jī to turn off (a machine or device) Shutting down a computer or turning off a device.: to turn off (a machine or device)

Register variants

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• 开拍 kāi pāi 开拍 kāi pāi to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc) More specific to beginning filming (used on set).: to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc)

Synonyms

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• 启动 qǐ dòng 启动 qǐ dòng to start (a machine) For starting engines or launching programs.: to start (a machine)

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 重新开机 chóng xīn kāi jī: to restart; to reboot

Child Words of 开机

• 开 开 kāi: to open
• 机 机 jī: (bound form) machine; mechanism