kāi
dòng

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of 开动

开动 means to start (a vehicle or machine); to set in motion; to move off; to set out; to start marching. Pronounced kāi dòng. HSK 7-9.

  • to start (a vehicle or machine); to set in motion
  • to move off; to set out; to start marching

Definitions & Examples

shī
fu
 
qǐng
kāi
dòng
chē
 

Driver, please start the car.

Gōng
chǎng
de
zǎo
jiù
kāi
dòng
le
 

The factory machinery started up early in the morning.

jiā
kāi
dòng
nǎo
jīn
 
xiǎng
xiang
bàn
 

Everyone, put your minds to work and think of a solution.

Zhè
liàng
jiù
chē
hěn
nán
kāi
dòng
 

This old car is hard to start.