开机
kāi jī
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

手机
shǒu jī
  1. 1 cell phone
  2. 2 mobile phone
  3. 3 CL:部[bù],支[zhī]
打开
dǎ kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to show (a ticket)
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to switch on
机场
jī chǎng
  1. 1 airport
  2. 2 airfield
  3. 3 CL:家[jiā],處|处[chù]
机会
jī huì
  1. 1 opportunity
  2. 2 chance
  3. 3 occasion
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
机遇
jī yù
  1. 1 opportunity
  2. 2 favorable circumstance
  3. 3 stroke of luck
开
kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to start
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to boil
  5. 5 to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  6. 6 to operate (a vehicle)
  7. 7 carat (gold)
  8. 8 abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kāi ěr wén]
  9. 9 abbr. for 開本|开本[kāi běn], book format
开始
kāi shǐ
  1. 1 to begin
  2. 2 beginning
  3. 3 to start
  4. 4 initial
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
开心
kāi xīn
  1. 1 to feel happy
  2. 2 to rejoice
  3. 3 to have a great time
  4. 4 to make fun of sb
开车
kāi chē
  1. 1 to drive a car
开门
kāi mén
  1. 1 to open a door (lit. and fig.)
  2. 2 to open for business
离开
lí kāi
  1. 1 to depart
  2. 2 to leave
飞机
fēi jī
  1. 1 airplane
  2. 2 CL:架[jià]
丢开
diū kāi
  1. 1 to cast or put aside
  2. 2 to forget for a while
主机
zhǔ jī
  1. 1 main engine
  2. 2 (military) lead aircraft
  3. 3 (computing) host computer
  4. 4 main processor
  5. 5 server
乘机
chéng jī
  1. 1 to take the opportunity
  2. 2 to take a plane
停机
tíng jī
  1. 1 (of a machine) to stop
  2. 2 to shut down
  3. 3 to park a plane
  4. 4 to finish shooting (a TV program etc)
  5. 5 to suspend a phone line
  6. 6 (of a prepaid mobile phone) to be out of credit
先机
xiān jī
  1. 1 key moment
  2. 2 decisive opportunity
公开
gōng kāi
  1. 1 public
  2. 2 to publish
  3. 3 to make public
公开赛
gōng kāi sài
  1. 1 (sports) open championship
  2. 2 open (as in "the US Open")
分开
fēn kāi
  1. 1 to separate
  2. 2 to part

Idioms (20)

一夫当关，万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
  1. 1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一把钥匙开一把锁
yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ
  1. 1 One key opens one lock.
  2. 2 There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
  1. 1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
  2. 2 to blurt sth out
别开生面
bié kāi shēng miàn
  1. 1 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
  2. 2 to break fresh ground
危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
  1. 1 danger lurks on every side (idiom)
哪壶不开提哪壶
nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú
  1. 1 lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot
  2. 2 to talk about sb's weak point
喜笑颜开
xǐ xiào yán kāi
  1. 1 grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
  2. 2 beaming with happiness
坐失机宜
zuò shī jī yí
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
坐失良机
zuò shī liáng jī
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
天机不可泄漏
tiān jī bù kě xiè lòu
  1. 1 lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed
  2. 2 I am not at liberty to inform you.
天机不可泄露
tiān jī bù kě xiè lù
  1. 1 lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed
  2. 2 I am not at liberty to inform you.
左右开弓
zuǒ yòu kāi gōng
  1. 1 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to display ambidexterity
  3. 3 to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
  4. 4 to use both feet equally (football)
广开言路
guǎng kāi yán lù
  1. 1 to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
情窦初开
qíng dòu chū kāi
  1. 1 first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)
应机立断
yìng jī lì duàn
  1. 1 to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation
投机倒把
tóu jī dǎo bǎ
  1. 1 speculation and profiteering (idiom); buying and selling on speculation
撇开不谈
piē kāi bù tán
  1. 1 to ignore an issue (idiom)
放开手脚
fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo
  1. 1 to have free rein (idiom)
旗开得胜
qí kāi dé shèng
  1. 1 lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success
  2. 2 success in a single move
有机可乘
yǒu jī kě chéng
  1. 1 to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我的手机昨天晚上开始无法开机。
wǒ de shǒujī zuótiān wǎnshang kāishǐ wúfǎ kāijī 。
I haven't been able to turn on my phone since last night.
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我出国一个星期，回来以后就发现手机不能开机了。
wǒ chūguó yī ge xīngqī ，huílai yǐhòu jiù fāxiàn shǒujī bùnéng kāijī le 。
I left the country for a week and when I got back I discovered I couldn't turn on my phone.
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是什么时候发现不能开机的？
shì shénme shíhou fāxiàn bùnéng kāijī de ？
When did you discover that you couldn't turn your phone on?
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这支手机没坏，只是没电，你回去充电三十分钟后就能开机了。
zhè zhī shǒujī méi huài ，zhǐshì méidiàn ，nǐ huíqu chōngdiàn sānshí fēnzhōng hòu jiù néng kāijī le 。
This phone isn't broken, it's just out of battery. Go home and after charging it for 30 minutes, it should switch on.
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店员说应该可以，因为我一捞起来就用卫生纸包着吸水，也没有开机。
diànyuán shuō yīnggāi kěyǐ ，yīnwèi wǒ yì lāo qǐlái jiù yòng wèishēngzhǐ bāo zhe xī shuǐ ，yěméiyǒu kāijī 。
The store assistant said that they should be able to, because I wrapped it in toilet paper to absorb all the water as soon as I scooped it out and I didn't turn it back on.
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小姐，昨天我在你这里买的手机，今天早上就不能开机了。
xiǎojie ，zuótiān wǒ zài nǐ zhèlǐ mǎi de shǒujī ，jīntiān zǎoshang jiù bùnéng kāijī le 。
Miss, I bought this cell phone here yesterday, and then since this morning I can't get it to turn on.
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