开动

kāi dòng · kai dong

Traditional 開動

Meaning

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  1. to start
  2. to set in motion
  3. to move
  4. to march
  5. to dig in (eating)
  6. to tuck in (eating)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

铃(líng)声(shēng)一(yì)响(xiǎng),火(huǒ)车(chē)就(jiù)开(kāi)动(dòng)了(le)。

The bell rang and the train moved off.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

公(gōng)车(chē)将(jiāng)在(zài)五(wǔ)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)后(hòu)开(kāi)动(dòng)。

The bus leaves in five minutes.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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