qǐ dòng
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  • 1

    v.initiate; open up; rev up; start (a machine, etc.)

    • qǐ dòng diàn liú

      启动电流

      switch on the electricity

    • zhè chē méi fǎ r qǐ dòng

      没法儿启动

      The car won't start.

    • tā bān dòng cāo zòng gǎn qǐ dòng jī qì

      扳动操纵杆启动机器

      He pulled the lever and set the machine in motion.

  • 2

    v.come into effect; set in motion; (of a decree, programme, etc.) come under way

    • fú pín gōng chéng zhèng shì qǐ dòng

      扶贫工程正式启动

      The aid-the-poor programme has officially begun.

    • qǐ dòng xiàng mù

      启动项目

      start up a project

    • qǐ dòng xīn yī lún mào yì tán pàn

      启动贸易谈判

      launch a new round of trade negotiations

  • 3

    v.boot up

    • wǒ de diàn nǎo qǐ dòng bù le

      电脑启动

      M y computer won't boot up.