发动
fā dòng
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

出发
chū fā
  1. 1 to set off
  2. 2 to start (on a journey)
动
dòng
  1. 1 (of sth) to move
  2. 2 to set in movement
  3. 3 to displace
  4. 4 to touch
  5. 5 to make use of
  6. 6 to stir (emotions)
  7. 7 to alter
  8. 8 abbr. for 動詞|动词[dòng cí], verb
动作
dòng zuò
  1. 1 movement
  2. 2 motion
  3. 3 action
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
动物
dòng wù
  1. 1 animal
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],群[qún],個|个[gè]
心动
xīn dòng
  1. 1 heartbeat
  2. 2 heart rate
  3. 3 (fig.) emotionally affected
  4. 4 aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc)
恭喜发财
gōng xǐ fā cái
  1. 1 May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
感动
gǎn dòng
  1. 1 to move (sb)
  2. 2 to touch (sb emotionally)
  3. 3 moving
活动
huó dòng
  1. 1 to exercise
  2. 2 to move about
  3. 3 to operate
  4. 4 to use connections (personal influence)
  5. 5 loose
  6. 6 shaky
  7. 7 active
  8. 8 movable
  9. 9 activity
  10. 10 campaign
  11. 11 maneuver
  12. 12 behavior
  13. 13 CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
激动
jī dòng
  1. 1 to move emotionally
  2. 2 to stir up (emotions)
  3. 3 to excite
发
fā
  1. 1 to send out
  2. 2 to show (one's feeling)
  3. 3 to issue
  4. 4 to develop
  5. 5 to make a bundle of money
  6. 6 classifier for gunshots (rounds)
发布
fā bù
  1. 1 to release
  2. 2 to issue
  3. 3 to announce
  4. 4 to distribute
  5. 5 also written 發布|发布[fā bù]
发展
fā zhǎn
  1. 1 development
  2. 2 growth
  3. 3 to develop
  4. 4 to grow
  5. 5 to expand
发布
fā bù
  1. 1 to release
  2. 2 to issue
  3. 3 to announce
  4. 4 to distribute
发现
fā xiàn
  1. 1 to find
  2. 2 to discover
发生
fā shēng
  1. 1 to happen
  2. 2 to occur
  3. 3 to take place
  4. 4 to break out
发表
fā biǎo
  1. 1 to issue
  2. 2 to publish
发起
fā qǐ
  1. 1 to originate
  2. 2 to initiate
  3. 3 to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)
  4. 4 to start
  5. 5 to propose sth (for the first time)
移动
yí dòng
  1. 1 to move
  2. 2 movement
  3. 3 migration
  4. 4 mobile
  5. 5 portable
自动
zì dòng
  1. 1 automatic
  2. 2 voluntarily
行动
xíng dòng
  1. 1 operation
  2. 2 action
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 to move about
  5. 5 mobile

Idioms (20)

一言一动
yī yán yī dòng
  1. 1 (one's) every word and deed (idiom)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一语不发
yī yǔ bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
不动声色
bù dòng shēng sè
  1. 1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
  2. 2 not batting an eyelid
不悱不发
bù fěi bù fā
  1. 1 a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)
伤筋动骨
shāng jīn dòng gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
先发制人
xiān fā zhì rén
  1. 1 to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt
  2. 2 to anticipate
  3. 3 preemptive
兵马未动，粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
  1. 1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
  2. 2 an army marches on its stomach
动人心魄
dòng rén xīn pò
  1. 1 (idiom) breathtaking
  2. 2 deeply affecting
动见观瞻
dòng jiàn guān zhān
  1. 1 to be watched closely (idiom)
动辄得咎
dòng zhé dé jiù
  1. 1 faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
动魄惊心
dòng pò jīng xīn
  1. 1 shaking one to the core (idiom); extremely disturbing
  2. 2 shattering
  3. 3 hair-raising
升官发财
shēng guān fā cái
  1. 1 to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)
厚积薄发
hòu jī bó fā
  1. 1 lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)
  2. 2 good preparation is the key to success
  3. 3 to be well prepared
原封不动
yuán fēng bù dòng
  1. 1 sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed
  2. 2 untouched
地动山摇
dì dòng shān yáo
  1. 1 the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
大动干戈
dà dòng gān gē
  1. 1 to go to war (idiom)
  2. 2 to make a big fuss over sth
娓娓动听
wěi wěi dòng tīng
  1. 1 to speak in a pleasant and captivating manner (idiom)
容光焕发
róng guāng huàn fā
  1. 1 face glowing (idiom); looking radiant
  2. 2 all smiles
对症发药
duì zhèng fā yào
  1. 1 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
  2. 2 to take appropriate steps

Sample Sentences

你先发动啊。
nǐ xiān fādòng ā 。
Start the engine first.
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我已经发动啦，乡巴佬。
wǒ yǐjīng fādòng la ，xiāngbālǎo 。
I've already started it, you bumpkin.
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德国汽车制造商宝马公司5日放风，如果英国无法与欧洲联盟达成贸易协议、继而有序“脱欧”，它可能会让部分发动机生产和“迷你”品牌撤出英国。
Déguó qìchē zhìzàoshāng Bǎomǎ gōngsī rì fàngfēng ，rúguǒ Yīngguó wúfǎ yǔ ŌuzhōuLiánméng dáchéng màoyì xiéyì 、jìér yǒuxù “tuōŌu ”，tā kěnéng huì ràng bùfen fādòngjī shēngchǎn hé “mínǐ ”pǐnpái chèchū Yīngguó 。
German automaker BMW has announced on the 5th. If the UK can't reach a trade agreement with the European Union to exit Brexit orderly, it may allow some engine production and Mini to withdraw from the UK.
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汽车怎么发动不了了？
qìchē zěnme fādòng bùliǎo le ？
Why won't the car start?
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那推着车走一段，然后就可以发动了。
nà tuī zhe chē zǒu yī duàn ，ránhòu jiù kěyǐ fādòng le 。
Then we can push the car for a bit and then it will start.
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这样啊。你先清理玻璃和灯，然后发动车子，不要马上开，预热一下。
zhèyàng ā 。nǐ xiān qīnglǐ bōli hé dēng ，ránhòu fādòng chēzi ，bù yào mǎshàng kāi ，yùrè yīxià 。
Oh is that so? Clean off your windows and lights then start the car. Don't drive it immediately, though. Let it warm up first.
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每一辆汽车都有发动机。
měi yī liàng qìchē dōu yǒu fādòngjī 。
Every car has an engine.
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发动机
fādòngjī
engine
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除了发动机的轰鸣和电气气之音
chúle fādòngjī de hōngmíng hé diànqì qì zhī yīn
Except for the roar of engines and the sound of electricity
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哦，这位先生一看就是懂车的。那款车使用了最新的发动机技术，马力强劲，而且是双离合V6引擎，是我们这个月的销量冠军。
ò ，zhè wèi xiānsheng yī kàn jiùshì dǒng chē de 。nà kuǎn chē shǐyòng le zuìxīn de fādòngjī jìshù ，mǎlì qiángjìng ，érqiě shì shuānglíhé V liù yǐnqíng ，shì wǒmen zhè ge yuè de xiāoliàng guànjūn 。
Ah, you're very familiar with cars then, sir. That model employs the newest engine technology, and has a lot of horsepower. It also has a dual clutch, V6 engine. It's our leader in sales this month.
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