Chinese word

启动

Pronunciation

Pinyinqǐ dòng

Meaning

  • verbstart up

Example

启动电脑后，程序就能运行。qǐ dòng diàn nǎo hòu chéng xù jiù néng yùn xíng

After starting up the computer, the program can run.

Illustration for 启动 (start up)

More examples

政府准备启动新的扶贫项目。zhèng fǔ zhǔn bèi qǐ dòng xīn de fú pín xiàng mù

The government is preparing to launch a new poverty-relief project.

Core concept

Brings a device, program, system, or plan across the boundary from stillness into operation.

Common phrases

  • 启动项目qǐ dòng xiàng mù

    launch a project

  • 启动活动qǐ dòng huó dòng

    start an activity

  • 启动程序qǐ dòng chéng xù

    launch a program

Similar words

开始kāi shǐ: Begins an activity, action, or event.
开机kāi jī: Turns on a machine so that it can operate.
启用qǐ yòng: Puts a new facility or function into official use.
开动kāi dòng: Sets a machine or vehicle in motion.

Definition in Chinese

使某物开始运转或起作用；指机器、程序、系统或计划等从静止状态进入运行状态。shǐ mǒu wù kāi shǐ yùn zhuǎn huò qǐ zuò yòng zhǐ jī qì chéng xù xì tǒng huò jì huà děng cóng jìng zhǐ zhuàng tài jìn rù yùn xíng zhuàng tài

Word origin

The word combines 启 (qǐ, "open") and 动 (dòng, "move"), linking the opening of something with the movement that follows when it becomes active.

Usage tips

  • In everyday technology talk, the object can be an entire device, an app, or a system, so the word is broader than the act of pressing a power button.

Other meanings

  • launchverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 启动仪式qǐ dòng yí shìlaunch ceremonynoun
  • 启动按钮qǐ dòng àn niǔstart buttonnoun

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