启动 (啟動)
qǐ dòng
Pinyin

Definition

启动 (啟動)
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qǐ dòng
  1. to start (a machine)
  2. (fig.) to set in motion
  3. to launch (an operation)
  4. to activate (a plan)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhǔ dòng
  1. 1 to take the initiative
  2. 2 to do sth of one's own accord
  3. 3 spontaneous
  4. 4 active
  5. 5 opposite: passive 被動|被动[bèi dòng]
  6. 6 drive (of gears and shafts etc)
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
dòng zuò
  1. 1 movement
  2. 2 motion
  3. 3 action
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
dòng lì
  1. 1 motive power
  2. 2 force
  3. 3 (fig.) motivation
  4. 4 impetus
dòng màn
  1. 1 cartoons and comics
  2. 2 animes and mangas
  3. 3 cartoon (animated movie)
  4. 4 anime

Idioms (20)

一言一动
yī yán yī dòng
  1. 1 (one's) every word and deed (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
不愤不启
bù fèn bù qǐ
  1. 1 a student shall not be enlightened until he has tried hard by himself (idiom)
伤筋动骨
shāng jīn dòng gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
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

Sample Sentences

两匹马力,三万七千转,一旦启动,这飞刀螺旋一转,叫你想停都停不下来,听见没?稳定美妙的马达声,仿佛到了方程式赛车的赛道旁,让你不由自主想把厨房里、冰箱里、地窖里,所有能找出来的青菜水果全部放进去萃取,只为了吃到生机饮食的精华!
liǎng pǐ mǎlì ,sānwàn qī qiān zhuǎn ,yīdàn qǐdòng ,zhè fēidāo luóxuán yī zhuǎn ,jiào nǐ xiǎng tíng dōu tíng bù xiàlai ,tīngjiàn méi ?wěndìng měimiào de mǎdáshēng ,fǎngfú dào le fāngchéngshìsàichē de sàidào páng ,ràng nǐ bùyóuzìzhǔ xiǎng bǎ chúfáng lǐ 、bīngxiāng lǐ 、dìjiào lǐ ,suǒyǒu néng zhǎo chūlai de qīngcài shuǐguǒ quánbù fàng jìnqù cuìqǔ ,zhī wèile chīdào shēngjī yǐnshí de jīnghuá !
Two horsepower, with 37,000 revolutions a minute. As soon as you turn it on, the blade starts to fly. You won't want to stop, you'll feel compelled to make extracts from all the fruit and vegetables you can find in your kitchen, your refrigerator and your cellar, just so you can taste their vital essence.
日本捕鲸船队1日从多座港口起航时隔31年重新启动商业捕鲸。
Rìběn bǔjīngchuán duì Rì cóng duō zuò gǎngkǒu qǐháng shígé nián chóngxīnqǐdòng shāngyè bǔjīng 。
The Japanese whaling fleet set sail from several ports on the 1st to restart the business of commercial whaling after a lapse of 31 years.
4月25日下午,“世界的香格里拉”全国抖音挑战赛在云南省迪庆州正式启动。
yuè rì xiàwǔ ,“shìjiè de Xiānggélǐlā ”quánguó dǒuyīn tiǎozhàn sài zài YúnnánShěng díqìng zhōu zhèngshì qǐdòng 。
On the afternoon of April 25th, the "World's Shangri-La" National Tik Tok Challenge was officially launched in Diqing Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
也是,那你说自己创业怎么样呢?据说广告这个行业门槛儿挺低的,租个房子,买几台电脑就开张了。我手头上正好有十几万可以作为启动资金。
yěshì ,nà nǐ shuō zìjǐ chuàngyè zěnmeyàng ne ?jùshuō guǎnggào zhège hángyè ménkǎn ér tǐng dī de ,zū gè fángzi ,mǎi jǐ tái diànnǎo jiù kāizhāng le 。wǒ shǒutóu shàng zhènghǎo yǒu shíjǐ wàn kěyǐ zuòwéi qǐdòngzījīn 。
It's true. So what do think of me starting a business? It's said that the requirements for the field of advertising are very low. You just need to rent a place, buy a few computers and then you can begin doing business. I happen to have on hand a few hundred thousand that could be initial capital.
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那是以前,现在大多都是跟小张这样的,彩礼就是意思一下,陪嫁的时候再陪回来,给小两口当启动资金。
nà shì yǐqián ,xiànzài dàduō dōu shì gēn XiǎoZhāng zhèyàng de ,cǎilǐ jiùshì yìsi yīxià ,péijià deshíhou zài péi huílai ,gěi xiǎoliǎngkǒu dāng qǐdòng zījīn 。
That was before. Nowadays most people are like Xiao Zhang. The betrothal gift is just a gesture. When giving a dowry, it's all given back and given to the newlyweds as a gift to start their lives together.
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请人写稿,采访,印刷,发行都需要钱,启动资金就要不少吧?
qǐng rén xiěgǎo ,cǎifǎng ,yìnshuā ,fāxíng dōu xūyào qián ,qǐdòngzījīn jiùyào bùshǎo ba ?
Getting people to write articles, interview, print and publish requires money. The start-up capital must be quite a lot, right?
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Environmental pollution is definitely a serious problem these days. But the government has consistently done more to strengthen its protection of the environment. Recently, a lot of chemical companies were closed to reduce the release of pollution. The country has also put a lot of financial resources into developing water purification and recycling systems to solve the problems of water pollution and shortages. And then there's all kinds of ``greening," and measures to protect the ecological environment are getting started. That goes to show that everyone takes environmental protection more seriously all the time. I think that as common citizens, I think we just need to take care of our own business. You can count that as making a contribution to environmental protection.