開動 [开动]

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Pinyin kāi dòng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to start
  2. to set in motion
  3. to move
  4. to march
  5. to dig in (eating)
  6. to tuck in (eating)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to start; to get running; to set in motion (of vehicles, machines, etc.)
    (syn.) 發動, 啟動, 发动, 启动
  2. verb
    to set out; to depart; to march (of troops)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2332
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我没法让车开动。
    我沒法讓車開動。
    wǒ méi fǎ ràng chē kāi dòng 。
    • I can't get the car to start.
  2. Mandarin
    铃声一响，火车就开动了。
    鈴聲一響，火車就開動了。
    líng shēng yī xiǎng ， huǒ chē jiù kāi dòng le 。
    • The bell rang and the train moved off.
  3. Mandarin
    公车将在五分钟后开动。
    公車將在五分鐘後開動。
    gōng chē jiāng zài wǔ fēn zhōng hòu kāi dòng 。
    • The bus leaves in five minutes.