发 动

fādòng

“To start” in Chinese is 发动 (fādòng).

Meaning

to start
to launch
to unleash

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to mobilize
to arouse

Example

他们没法发动他们的车。

They couldn't get their car started.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

fāHSK 25 strokesto send out dòngHSK 16 strokes(of sth) to move

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