开机 (kāi jī) — to start (an engine, a machine); to boot up (a computer); to begin shooting (a film or TV show)
Definition
开机 covers starting a device: turn on a machine, boot a computer, or begin filming. 启动 is more formal/technical and pairs with broader systems and operations, not cameras.
verb
to start (an engine, a machine)to boot up (a computer)to begin shooting (a film or TV show)
Examples
- 开机。Wǒ měi tiān shàng bān dì yī jiàn shì jiù shì kāi jī diàn nǎo.The first thing I do every day when I go to work is boot up the computer.
- 开机。Tā kāi jī hòu chē jiù néng kāi le.After he started the engine, the car could be driven.
- 。Dǎo yǎn shuō jīn tiān xià wǔ kāi yí cì jī.The director said we'll start shooting once this afternoon.
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