起动 meaning in English

qǐdòng

to start up (a motor); to launch (a computer application)

Traditional 起動16 strokes

Meaning of 起动

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

qǐdòng
  1. to start up (a motor)
  2. to launch (a computer application)

起动 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

她tā问wèn他tā机jī器qì怎zěn么me起qǐ动dòng。
She asked him how to turn on the machine.
我wǒ需xū要yào助zhù推tuī起qǐ动dòng我wǒ的de车chē。
I need to jump start my car.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

起 qǐ · to rise · 10 strokes

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动 dòng · to move · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 起动.

一起yīqǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)
起来qǐláito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
动作dòngzuòmovement; motion; action; to act; to move
起床qǐchuángto get out of bed; to get up
行动xíngdòngoperation; action
动物dòngwùanimal
想起xiǎngqǐto recall; to think of
活动huódòngto exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)
运动yùndòngto move; to exercise
起飞qǐfēi(of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to star
感动gǎndòngto move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally)

Questions about 起动

What does 起动 mean?

起动 (qǐdòng) means "to start up (a motor); to launch (a computer application)".

How do you write 起动?

起动 is made of 2 characters: 起 (10 strokes), 动 (6 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

How is 起动 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 起动 is written 起動.