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启动 (qǐ dòng): To start (a machine) (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 6

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Character Breakdown

启 • qǐ • to open; to start; to enlighten

qǐ启

to open; to start; to enlighten

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Pinyinqǐ dòng

Meaningto start (a machine)

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动 • dòng • to move, to act, to change • HSK 3.0 · L2

HSK 3.0 · L2

dòng动

to move, to act, to change

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 启动.

Words with 启

启发qǐ fāinspire; illuminate; enlighten
启事qǐ shìnotice; announcement
启示qǐ shìinspiration; enlightenment; revelation
启程qǐ chéngset out; start on a journey
启蒙qǐ méngenlightened
开启kāi qǐto open
启用qǐ yònglaunch
启迪qǐ díEnlighten / inspire

Words with 动

运动yùn dòngsport
动物dòng wùanimals
动物园dòng wù yuánzoo
运动会yùn dòng huìsports competition

运动员

yùn dòng yuán

athlete

动作dòng zuòmovement

动车dòng chēhigh-speed train; bullet train

感动gǎn dòngmove (emotionally)

4.

Example Sentences with 启动

qǐng请

qǐ启

dòng动

diàn电

nǎo脑

kāi开

shǐ始

gōng工

zuò作

。

Please start the computer to begin work.

àn按

xià下

hóng红

sè色

àn按

niǔ钮

qǐ启

dòng动

jī

qǐng请

àn按

xià下

hóng红

sè色

àn按

niǔ钮

qǐ启

dòng

suǒ所

yǒu有

zhǔn准

bèi备

gōng工

zuò作

wán完

bì毕

，

diàn电

nǎo脑

sǐ死

jī机

le了

，

wǒ我

bù不

dé得

机

qì器

。

Press the red button to start the machine

动

jī机

qì器

。

Please press the red button to start the machine

xiàng项

mù目

kě可

yǐ以

zhèng正

shì式

qǐ启

dòng动

le了

。

All preparations are complete, the project can officially start.

bú不

chóng重

xīn新

qǐ启

dòng动

tā它

。

The computer crashed, so I had to restart it.