启动
qǐdòngTraditional: 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
启
动
Examples
钮。
Please press the button to start the machine.
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It takes a minute for the computer to start up.
项。
The government launched a new programme.
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The driver started the car.
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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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