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发动

fā dòng · fa dong

Traditional 發動

Meaning

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车(chē)发(fā)动(dòng)不(bu)了(liǎo)因(yīn)为(wèi)电(diàn)池(chí)没(méi)电(diàn)了(le)。

The car won't start because the battery has run down.

他(tā)们(men)发(fā)动(dòng)了(le)一(yì)场(chǎng)保(bǎo)护(hù)环(huán)境(jìng)的(de)运(yùn)动(dòng)。

They launched a campaign to protect the environment.

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to send out; to show (one's feeling)

(of sth) to move; to set in movement

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.