发动 (發動)
fā dòng
Pinyin

Definition

发动 (發動)
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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 classifier: 个 gè
动物
dòng wù
  1. 1 animal
  2. 2 classifier: 只 zhī
  3. 3 classifier: 群 qún
  4. 4 classifier: 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)

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)

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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