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发动 (fā dòng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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Character Breakdown

发动 consists of 2 characters.

to send (an email)

to move, to act, to change

How to Use 发动 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 发动 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith成功

chéng成

gōng功

fā发

dòng动

neutral

successfully launch/start

Verb + Object

fā发

dòng动

qì汽

chē车

neutral

start the car

Verb + Complementwith不起来

fā发

dòng动

bù不

qǐ起

lái来

Example Sentences with 发动

tā他

fā发

dòng动

le了

qì汽

chē车

。

fā发

dòng动

zhàn战

zhēng争

formalWritten

launch a war

fā发

dòng动

qún群

zhòng众

formal

mobilize the masses

informal

Spoken

fail to start

He started the car.

zhèng政

fǔ府

fā发

dòng动

le了

yì一

chǎng场

quáng全

uó国

xìng性

de的

huán环

bǎo保

yùn运

dòng动

。

The government launched a nationwide environmental protection campaign.

wèi为

le了

yìng应

duì对

wēi危

jī机

，

gōng公

sī司

jué决

dìng定

fā发

dòng动

quán全

tǐ体

yuán员

gōng工

cān参

yù与

chuàng创

xīn新

xiàng项

mù目

。

To cope with the crisis, the company decided to mobilize all employees to participate in the innovation project.

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nǐ你

dǎ打

suàn算

shén什

me么

shí时

hòu候

fā发

dòng动

zhè这

tái台

lǎo老

jiù旧

de的

fā发

diàn电

jī机

？

When do you plan to start this old generator?

xué学

xiào校

fā发

dòng动

xué学

shēng生

cān参

jiā加

huán环

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

nǔ努

lì力

cháng尝

shì试

，

què却

shǐ

shè社

qū区

fā发

dòng动

le了

yì一

chǎng场

mù募

juān捐

zhèng政

fǔ府

fā发

dòng动

le了

yī一

cháng场

dà大

guī规

zài在

fā发

dòng动

yǐn引

qíng擎

zhī之

qián前

，

qǐng请

wù

bǎo保

huó活

dòng动

。

The school mobilized students to participate in environmental protection activities.

始

zhōng终

wú无

fǎ法

fā发

dòng动

nà那

liàng辆

mó摩

tuō托

chē车

。

Despite his efforts, he still couldn't start that motorcycle.

huó活

dòng动

，

yǐ以

bāng帮

zhù助

shòu受

hóng洪

zāi灾

yǐng影

xiǎng响

de的

jiā家

tíng庭

。

The community launched a fundraising campaign to help families affected by the flood.

mó模

de的

jīng经

jì济

gǎi改

gé革

。

The government launched a large-scale economic reform.

务

bì必

jiǎn检

chá查

chē车

liàng辆

de的

gè各

xiàng项

ān安

quán全

zhǐ指

biāo标

。

Before starting the engine, be sure to check all safety indicators of the vehicle.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 发动.

Words with 发

发烧fā shāoHSK 3
发现fā xiànHSK 3
头发tóu faHSK 3
出发chū fāHSK 4
发展fā zhǎnHSK 4
发生fā shēngHSK 4
沙发shā fāHSK 4
理发lǐ fàHSK 4

Words with 动

运动yùn dòngHSK 2
动物dòng wùHSK 3
动作dòng zuòHSK 4
感动gǎn dòngHSK 4
活动huó dòngHSK 4
激动jī dòngHSK 4
主动zhǔ dòng
举动jǔ dòng