开动 (kāi dòng) — to start (a machine, engine, vehicle); (colloquial) to start eating; to dig in
Definition
开动 (kāidòng) means 'to start' a machine or engine, like 启动, but also colloquially means 'to dig in' and start eating. 发动 adds a sense of mobilizing people or launching a campaign.
verb
to start (a machine, engine, vehicle)(colloquial) to start eatingto dig in
Easily confused
Examples
- 开动。Gōng rén kāi dòng le zhè tái jī qì.The worker started this machine.
- ，开动！Cài dōu lái le, dà jiā kāi dòng ba!The dishes are all here, everyone dig in!
- 开动，。Jūn duì kāi dòng le, xiàng nán fāng qián jìn.The army started moving and marched southward.
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