开
动

To start in Chinese: 开动 (kāi dòng)

kāi dòng

to start

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 開動1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to start
  2. 2to set in motion
  3. 3to move
  4. 4to march
  5. 5to dig in (eating)
  6. 6to tuck in (eating)

Stroke order

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开
动

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄞ

kāi

ㄎ/ kㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

ㄉㄨㄥˋ

dòng

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

开动

Simplified

開動

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 机器一开动就发出很大的声音。

    jī qì yì kāi dòng jiù fā chū hěn dà de shēng yīn。

    As soon as the machine starts, it makes a loud noise.

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Related words

开

kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive)

动

dòng

(of sth) to move

开始

kāi shǐ

to begin

运动

yùn dòng

to move

动物

dòng wù

animal

离开

lí kāi

to depart

动作

dòng zuò

movement

感动

gǎn dòng

to move (sb)

活动

huó dòng

to exercise

激动

jī dòng

to move emotionally

主动

zhǔ dòng

to take the initiative

公开

gōng kāi

open

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