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发动 (fā dòng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

发动 (fā dòng) is a Chinese word: to start, to launch. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 发动

动 dòng verb

to start, to launch

司机发动了引擎。

sī jī fā dòng le yǐn qíng

The driver started the engine.

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Word breakdown

发 fā — to initiate, to emit

动 dòng — to move, motion

Structure & writing
1 发 fā — to send out; to dispatch (opposite of 收)
Xpinyin
发 is a component in 3 characters

发 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 动 dòng — to move; to change position or leave a state of rest (opposite of '静')

动 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.2 力 lì — force (physical interaction between objects causing acceleration or deformation)
力 is a component in 32 characters
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Stroke order