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起动

qǐ dòng

2-character word Traditional 起動

What 起动 means

1. to start up (a motor)
2. to launch (a computer application)

The characters in 起动

• 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up
• 动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace

Words starting with 起动

• 起动钮qǐ dòng niǔstarter button; on switch

Sounds the same

Read qǐ dòng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 启动to start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation)

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