开
机

To start an engine in Chinese: 开机 (kāi jī)

kāi jī

to start an engine

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 開機1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to start an engine
  2. 2to boot up (a computer)
  3. 3to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete
  4. 4to begin shooting a film or TV show

Stroke order

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开
机

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ㄎㄞ

kāi

ㄎ/ kㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

ㄐㄧ

jī

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

开机

Simplified

開機

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 电脑开机要等一会儿。

    diàn nǎo kāi jī yào děng yí huì er。

    You have to wait a bit for the computer to boot up.

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Related words

开

kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive)

飞机

fēi jī

airplane

机场

jī chǎng

airport

开始

kāi shǐ

to begin

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

机会

jī huì

opportunity

离开

lí kāi

to depart

司机

sī jī

chauffeur

公开

gōng kāi

open

机器

jī qì

machine

开发

kāi fā

to exploit (a resource)

开放

kāi fàng

to bloom

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