启动

dòng

Traditional: 啟動

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Translation

to start up, to launch, to activate

Word origin

A compound of 启 (qǐ, to open or to begin) and 动 (dòng, to move), meaning to set something in motion, that is, to start up.

Origin
compound
Root
启 (qǐ, to open) + 动 (dòng, to move)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 启

Stroke order for 动

Examples

niǔ

Please press the button to start the machine.

It takes a minute for the computer to start up.

xiàng

The government launched a new programme.

The driver started the car.

The system failed to start up.

启动 (qǐ dòng) means to start up, launch, or activate. It joins 启 (to begin) with 动 (to move), naming the moment a machine, system, or project is set going.

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This word is part of lesson 40.