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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