发
动

To start in Chinese: 发动 (fā dòng)

fā dòng

to start

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 發動1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

Watch how to write 发动 stroke by stroke.

发
动

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

Learn how to read Zhuyin

ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄉㄨㄥˋ

dòng

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

发动

Simplified

發動

Traditional

Example sentences

See 发动 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他发动汽车准备出门。

    tā fā dòng qì chē zhǔn bèi chū mén。

    He started the car, getting ready to go out.

Spotted a mistake?

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)

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 3 vocabulary list

Learn 发动 with spaced repetition

Add 发动 (fā dòng) to your review queue and the FSRS algorithm will schedule it exactly when you're about to forget — then meet it again in a short AI-generated story written at your level.

Start learning free

No credit card required · Free tier included