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发动 (fā dòng) – to start

fā dòng

to start

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 發動0 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to start
  2. 2to launch
  3. 3to unleash
  4. 4to mobilize
  5. 5to arouse

Simplified & traditional

发动

Simplified

發動

Traditional

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Related words

发

fā

to send out

动

dòng

(of sth) to move

运动

yùn dòng

to move

动物

dòng wù

animal

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出发

chū fā

to set off

动作

dòng zuò

movement

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

感动

gǎn dòng

to move (sb)

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