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開動

kāi dòng

A2 Level 4*
Intransitive verb

開動 (kāi dòng) is a Chinese word meaning “to start”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4* (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. to start
  2. to set in motion
  3. to move
  4. to march
  5. to dig in (eating)
  6. to tuck in (eating)

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Example

菜都上齊了，大家開動吧。

All the dishes are served; everyone dig in.

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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).