kāi dòng

Traditional: 開動

HSK 7–9

开动 (kāi dòng) is a Chinese word meaning “to start; to set in motion; to move”.

Meanings

  1. 1to start
  2. 2to set in motion
  3. 3to move
  4. 4to march
  5. 5to dig in (eating)
  6. 6to tuck in (eating)
Part of speech
verb

Characters in 开动

开kāi · to open (transitive or intransitive)动dòng · (of sth) to move

Related words

开始to begin开to open (transitive or intransitive)离开to depart; to leave动(of sth) to move行动operation开心to feel happy打开to open开枪to open fire动作movement; motion; action活动to exercise; to move about; to work out放开to let go动物animal

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