English–Chinese
“start eating” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinkāi dòng
Example
大家准备好，开动吧！dà jiā zhǔn bèi hǎo kāi dòng ba
Get ready, everyone. Let's start eating!
How to say “start eating” in Chinese
“Start eating” in Chinese is 开动 (kāi dòng).
Puts something into action, especially the first movement of taking food at a shared meal.
Example sentences with 开动
他一看见菜就开动了。tā yí kàn jiàn cài jiù kāi dòng le
As soon as he saw the dishes, he started eating.
Tips for using 开动
- At a meal, 开动吧 (kāidòng ba, "let's start eating") works as a shared signal from one person to the whole group, rather than as a command aimed at one person's movement.