开动

kāidòng

to start; to set in motion

Traditional 開動

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9 verb

Meaning

kāidòng kai1 dong4

to start
to set in motion
to move
to march
to dig in (eating)
to tuck in (eating)

Example sentences

língshēng铃声yī一xiǎng响，huǒchē火车jiù就kāidòng开动le了。

The bell rang and the train moved off.
gōngchē公车jiāng将zài在wǔ五fēnzhōng分钟hòu后kāidòng开动。

The bus leaves in five minutes.

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