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起动 (qǐ dòng) — to start, to launch (a motor, engine, or computer application)

Definition

Refers specifically to starting up a machine, engine, or software — not people or events. Closer to 启动, but more often used for hardware/engines than for abstract launches.

verb
to startto launch (a motor, engine, or computer application)

Examples

  • 起动。
    Tā qǐ dòng le qì chē de fā dòng jī.
    He started the car's engine.
  • 起动。
    Qǐng qǐ dòng diàn nǎo shàng de liú lǎn qì.
    Please launch the browser on the computer.
  • 起动。
    Zhè ge chéng xù xū yào chóng xīn qǐ dòng.
    This program needs to be restarted.
Appears in
Technology & Engineering

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