chū dòng
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  • 1

    v.start off; set out; set off

    • wǒ men de fēi jī chū dòng le sān cì

      我们飞机出动

      Our planes made three sorties.

    • jǐng chá chū dòng qù xún zhǎo zǒu shī de lǎo rén

      警察出动寻找走失老人

      The police were out to look for the missing senior.

    • rú guǒ wǒ men xiàn zài jiù chū dòng fēi jī shang de rán liào gòu ma

      如果我们现在出动飞机燃料

      If we launch now, do our pilots have enough fuel?

  • 2

    v.send/call out (troops, etc.); dispatch

    • chū dòng yī hù rén yuán

      出动医护人员

      send out medical personnel

    • dà jūn yǐ jīng chū dòng

      大军已经出动

      The army has already set out.

    • chū dòng fēi jī yī bǎi jià cì

      出动飞机一百架次

      fly 100 sorties

  • 3

    v.go into action; turn out; get into action

    • quán zǔ chū dòng

      全组出动

      The whole group went into action.

    • zhì ān bù duì fèng mìng chū dòng kòng zhì jú shì

      治安部队奉命出动控制局势

      Security forces were ordered out to control the situation.