Chinese word

重启

Pronunciation

Pinyinchóng qǐ

Meaning

  • verbrestart

Example

你把手机重启一下，看看能不能用。nǐ bǎ shǒu jī chóng qǐ yí xià kàn kàn néng bù néng yòng

Restart your phone and see if it works.

Illustration for 重启 (restart)

More examples

系统更新后请把电脑重启一下。xì tǒng gēng xīn hòu qǐng bǎ diàn nǎo chóng qǐ yí xià

Please restart the computer after the system update.

Core concept

A stopped device or program begins a new run, helping it work normally or accept a change.

Common phrases

  • 重启手机chóng qǐ shǒu jī

    restart a phone

  • 重启电脑chóng qǐ diàn nǎo

    restart a computer

  • 重启系统chóng qǐ xì tǒng

    restart a system

  • 重启路由器chóng qǐ lù yóu qì

    restart a router

Similar words

重新启动chóng xīn qǐ dòng: Stopping and starting a device or program again to help it work properly.
重新开机chóng xīn kāi jī: Switching a device off and back on to start it again.

Definition in Chinese

使电子设备或程序在停止后重新启动，以恢复正常运行或使更新生效。shǐ diàn zi shè bèi huò chéng xù zài tíng zhǐ hòu chóng xīn qǐ dòng yǐ huī fù zhèng cháng yùn xíng huò shǐ gēng xīn shēng xiào

Word origin

重 (chóng, "again") + 启 (qǐ, "start") combine to express starting a device or program again.

Usage tips

  • In everyday tech talk, this verb can apply to a whole device, an app, or a computer program, while unsaved work may still be lost.

Other meanings

  • rebootnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 自动重启zì dòng chóng qǐrestart automaticallyverb
  • 强制重启qiáng zhì chóng qǐforce restartverb
  • 远程重启yuǎn chéng chóng qǐrestart remotelyverb

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