开动 開動
开动 開動 kāi dòng ㄎㄞ ㄉㄨㄥˋ hoi1 dung6 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5
- to start
- to set in motion
- to move
- to march
- to dig in (eating)
- to tuck in (eating)
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开 開
- 公开 公開 gōng kāi ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄞ gung1 hoi1 open; overt; public
- 分开 分開 fēn kāi ㄈㄣ ㄎㄞ fan1 hoi1 to separate
- 召开 召開 zhào kāi ㄓㄠˋ ㄎㄞ ziu6 hoi1 to convene (a conference or meeting)
- 展开 展開 zhǎn kāi ㄓㄢˇ ㄎㄞ zin2 hoi1 to unfold; to spread out; to open up
- 张开 張開 zhāng kāi ㄓㄤ ㄎㄞ zoeng1 hoi1 to open up
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- 想开 想開 xiǎng kāi ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄎㄞ soeng2 hoi1 to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)
- 打开 打開 dǎ kāi ㄉㄚˇ ㄎㄞ daa2 hoi1 to open
- 拉开 拉開 lā kāi ㄌㄚ ㄎㄞ laai1 hoi1 to pull open
- 抛开 拋開 pāo kāi ㄆㄠ ㄎㄞ paau1 hoi1 to throw out
- 推开 推開 tuī kāi ㄊㄨㄟ ㄎㄞ teoi1 hoi1 to push open (a gate etc)
- 敞开 敞開 chǎng kāi ㄔㄤˇ ㄎㄞ cong2 hoi1 to open wide
- 盛开 盛開 shèng kāi ㄕㄥˋ ㄎㄞ sing6 hoi1 blooming
- 解开 解開 jiě kāi ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄎㄞ gaai2 hoi1 to untie
- 走开 走開 zǒu kāi ㄗㄡˇ ㄎㄞ zau2 hoi1 to leave; to walk away; to beat it
- 开刀 開刀 kāi dāo ㄎㄞ ㄉㄠ hoi1 dou1 (of a surgeon) to perform an operation
- 开创 開創 kāi chuàng ㄎㄞ ㄔㄨㄤˋ hoi1 cong3 to initiate; to start; to found
- 开口 開口 kāi kǒu ㄎㄞ ㄎㄡˇ hoi1 hau2 to open one's mouth
- 开启 開啟 kāi qǐ ㄎㄞ ㄑㄧˇ hoi1 kai2 to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc)
- 开场 開場 kāi chǎng ㄎㄞ ㄔㄤˇ hoi1 coeng4 to begin
- 开垦 開墾 kāi kěn ㄎㄞ ㄎㄣˇ hoi1 han2 to clear a wild area for cultivation
动 動
- 主动 主動 zhǔ dòng ㄓㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ zyu2 dung6 to take the initiative
- 互动 互動 hù dòng ㄏㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ wu6 dung6 to interact
- 出动 出動 chū dòng ㄔㄨ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ceot1 dung6 to start out on a trip
- 动乱 動亂 dòng luàn ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ dung6 lyun6 turmoil
- 动人 動人 dòng rén ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ dung6 jan4 touching
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- 动作 動作 dòng zuò ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ dung6 zok3 movement; motion; action
- 动力 動力 dòng lì ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋ dung6 lik6 motive power
- 动向 動向 dòng xiàng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ dung6 hoeng3 trend; tendency
- 动员 動員 dòng yuán ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄢˊ dung6 jyun4 to mobilize
- 动工 動工 dòng gōng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ dung6 gung1 to start (a building project)
- 动弹 動彈 dòng tan ㄉㄨㄥˋ ˙ㄊㄢ dung6 daan6 to budge
- 动感 動感 dòng gǎn ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄢˇ dung6 gam2 sense of movement (often in a static work of art)
- 动态 動態 dòng tài ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄞˋ dung6 taai3 movement
- 动手 動手 dòng shǒu ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dung6 sau2 to set about (a task)
- 动摇 動搖 dòng yáo ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄠˊ dung6 jiu4 to sway
- 动机 動機 dòng jī ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧ dung6 gei1 motive; motivation
- 动物 動物 dòng wù ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˋ dung6 mat6 animal
- 动产 動產 dòng chǎn ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄢˇ dung6 caan2 movable property
- 动用 動用 dòng yòng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ dung6 jung6 to utilize
- 动画 動畫 dòng huà ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ dung6 waa2 animation
Idioms with these characters
- 遍地开花 遍地開花 biàn dì kāi huā ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄚ pin3 dei6 hoi1 faa1 (idiom) to blossom everywhere; to spring up all over the place; to flourish on a large scale
- 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋ bit6 hoi1 sang1 min6 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
- 春暖花开 春暖花開 chūn nuǎn huā kāi ㄔㄨㄣ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄎㄞ ceon1 nyun5 faa1 hoi1 lit. springtime when the weather is warm and flowers are in bloom (idiom)
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- 大开大合 大開大合 dà kāi dà hé ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄞ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄜˊ daai6 hoi1 daai6 hap6 (idiom) epic in scope; wide-ranging
- 大开眼界 大開眼界 dà kāi yǎn jiè ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ daai6 hoi1 ngaan5 gaai3 (idiom) to broaden one's horizons greatly
- 放开手脚 放開手腳 fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo ㄈㄤˋ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ fong3 hoi1 sau2 goek3 to have free rein (idiom)
- 狗窦大开 狗竇大開 gǒu dòu dà kāi ㄍㄡˇ ㄉㄡˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄞ gau2 dau3 daai6 hoi1 dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)
- 广开言路 廣開言路 guǎng kāi yán lù ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨˋ gwong2 hoi1 jin4 lou6 to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
- 豁然开朗 豁然開朗 huò rán kāi lǎng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄎㄞ ㄌㄤˇ kut3 jin4 hoi1 long5 suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom); to come to a wide clearing
- 见钱眼开 見錢眼開 jiàn qián yǎn kāi ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄞ gin3 cin2 ngaan5 hoi1 to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 不动声色 不動聲色 bù dòng shēng sè ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄥ ㄙㄜˋ bat1 dung6 sing1 sik1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
- 蠢蠢欲动 蠢蠢欲動 chǔn chǔn yù dòng ㄔㄨㄣˇ ㄔㄨㄣˇ ㄩˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ceon2 ceon2 juk6 dung6 to begin to stir (idiom)
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- 大动干戈 大動干戈 dà dòng gān gē ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄢ ㄍㄜ daai6 dung6 gon1 gwo1 lit. to go to war (idiom)
- 地动山摇 地動山搖 dì dòng shān yáo ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄢ ㄧㄠˊ dei6 dung6 saan1 jiu4 the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
- 动见观瞻 動見觀瞻 dòng jiàn guān zhān ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄢ dung6 gin3 gun1 zim1 to be watched closely (idiom)
- 动人心魄 動人心魄 dòng rén xīn pò ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄆㄛˋ dung6 jan4 sam1 paak3 (idiom) breathtaking
- 动辄得咎 動輒得咎 dòng zhé dé jiù ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄜˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ dung6 zip3 dak1 gau3 faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
- 风吹草动 風吹草動 fēng chuī cǎo dòng ㄈㄥ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄘㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ fung1 ceoi1 cou2 dung6 lit. grass stirring in the wind (idiom)
- 感天动地 感天動地 gǎn tiān dòng dì ㄍㄢˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋ gam2 tin1 dung6 dei6 (idiom) deeply affecting
Example sentences
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公车 公車 将 將 在 五 分钟 分鐘 后 後 开动 開動 。
The bus leaves in five minutes.
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铃声 鈴聲 一 响 響 ， 火车 火車 就 开动 開動 了 。
The bell rang and the train moved off.
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