发动

fā dòng

HSK 6

Meaning

开始行动；使开始运转；发起。

To start an action; to set in motion; to launch.

常用于表示启动机器、车辆、战争、运动等，也可表示鼓动或发动群众。

Commonly used to indicate starting a machine, vehicle, war, movement, etc., or to mobilize people.

1 汽车发动不起来，可能电池没电了。(The car won't start, maybe the battery is dead.)
2 他们发动了一场反饥饿运动。(They launched an anti-hunger campaign.)
3 政府发动群众参与抗疫。(The government mobilized the public to participate in the fight against the epidemic.)
4 引擎突然发动，吓了我一跳。(The engine suddenly started, startling me.)
5 公司发动全体员工进行创新竞赛。(The company mobilized all employees for an innovation competition.)

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