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开机 (kāi jī): To start an engine (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 3

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开机 consists of 2 characters.

开 • kāi • to switch on; open • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

kāi开

to switch on; open

机 • jī • machine; mechanism; opportunity

jī机

machine; mechanism; opportunity

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Pinyinkāi jī

Meaningto start an engine

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 3

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 开机.

Words with 开

开车kāi chēto drive a car
开始kāi shǐto begin
开学kāi xuéfoundation of a University or College
打开dǎ kāito open
分开fēn kāito separate
开会kāi huìto hold a meeting
开花kāi huāto bloom; to blossom; to flower
离开lí kāileave

Words with 机

飞机fēi jīplane
手机shǒu jīmobile phone
机场jī chǎngairport
机票jī piàoair ticket
关机

guān jī

to turn off (a machine or device)

司机sī jīdriver

机会jī huìopportunity

相机xiàng jīcamera (abbr. for 照相机)

3.

Example Sentences with 开机

shàng上

chē车

hòu后

，

tā他

xiān先

kāi开

jī机

zài再

jì系

ān安

quán全

dài带

。

After getting in the car, he started the engine first and then fastened his seatbelt.

wǒ我

xū需

yào要

xiū修

lǐ理

wǒ我

de的

diàn电

nǎo脑

，

qǐng请

bǎ把

diàn电

yuán源

chā插

shàng上

，

diàn电

nǎo脑

cái才

tā它

bù不

néng能

kāi开

jī机

le了

。

I need to repair my computer because it won't turn on.

néng能

kāi开

jī机

。

Please plug in the power supply so the computer can turn on.