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發動

fā dòng

B1 Level 5
Verb

發動 (fā dòng) is a Chinese word meaning “to start”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. to start
  2. to launch
  3. to unleash
  4. to mobilize
  5. to arouse

Stroke order

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Example

他發動了車子，準備出發。

He started the car, ready to set off.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).