start an engine in Chinese

发动發動

HSK 3.0 · Level 3

fādòng

to start
to launch
to unleash
to mobilize
to arouse

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Example sentences

chē 车 fādòng 发动 bù 不 liǎo 了 yīnwèi 因为 diànchí 电池 méi 没 diàn 电 le 了。

The car won't start because the battery has run down.
wǒ 我 fādòng 发动 bù 不 liǎo 了 wǒ 我 de 的 tuōlājī 拖拉机。

I can't get my tractor started.

Other words for start an engine

开机（開機） kāijī HSK 2

to start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete; to begin shooting a film or TV show
点火（點火） diǎnhuǒ HSK 7–9

to ignite; to light a fire; to agitate; to start an engine; ignition; fig. to stir up trouble

2 entries in ChineseDict list "start an engine" as a meaning.