Chinese word

出动

Pronunciation

Pinyinchū dòng

Meaning

  • verbdispatch

Example

救护车已经出动了。jiù hù chē yǐ jīng chū dòng le

The ambulance has already been dispatched.

Illustration for 出动 (dispatch)

More examples

地震发生后，救援队立即出动了。dì zhèn fā shēng hòu jiù yuán duì lì jí chū dòng le

After the earthquake, the rescue team was immediately dispatched.

Core concept

Something held in readiness is sent from its place into a real mission or response.

Common phrases

  • 出动救护车chū dòng jiù hù chē

    dispatch an ambulance

  • 出动警力chū dòng jǐng lì

    deploy police forces

  • 出动部队chū dòng bù duì

    deploy troops

Similar words

出发chū fā: Setting out from one place and traveling toward another.
派遣pài qiǎn: Sending workers or other people to another location for a specific duty.
动员dòng yuán: Rallying people or preparing resources for active participation in an activity.

Definition in Chinese

发动或动员人力、设备从原处出发以实施救援、执勤或作战等实际行动。fā dòng huò dòng yuán rén lì shè bèi cóng yuán chù chū fā yǐ shí shī jiù yuán zhí qín huò zuò zhàn děng shí jì xíng dòng

Word origin

The compound 出动 (chūdòng, "move out") joins 出 (chū, "go out") with 动 (dòng, "move"), linking outward movement with the start of practical action.

Usage tips

  • A useful grammar cue is that the subject is usually the organized unit or vehicle entering action, not the person who happens to be traveling in it.

Other meanings

  • mobilizeverb
  • set outverb

Opposites

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