触发

chù fā · chu fa

Traditional 觸發

Meaning

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  1. to trigger
  2. to spark

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(gè)按(àn)钮(niǔ)可(kě)以(yǐ)触(chù)发(fā)警(jǐng)报(bào)系(xì)统(tǒng)。

This button can trigger the alarm system.

02

他(tā)的(de)发(fā)言(yán)触(chù)发(fā)了(le)大(dà)家(jiā)的(de)热(rè)烈(liè)讨(tǎo)论(lùn)。

His speech triggered a heated discussion among everyone.

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