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发动 fādòng

发动 fādòng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 发动 fādòng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fādòng | fa1 dong4
English translation
to start
to launch
to unleash
to mobilize
to arouse

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Traditional form

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Etymology of 发动 fādòng

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Explanation

Simplified form of both (send out; to issue) and (hair). Derived from quǎn (dog), the bottom component of .

Positional decomposition

⿸? yòu

Number of Strokes

5
dòng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of dòng . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and chóng represents the sound.

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

云力

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 发动 fādòng

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土星 Tǔ xīng 火箭 huǒjiàn de Sān jiē , měi jiē dōu 按时 ànshí 发动 fādòng le .

Each of the Saturn's three stages was fired on schedule.

涡轮 wō lún 喷气 pēn qì 发动机 fā dòng jī 涡轮 wō lún 螺桨 luó jiǎng 发动机 fā dòng jī gēng 适用 shì yòng 飞机 fēijī .

The turbojet and the turboprop are much more satisfactory for airplanes.

涡轮 wō lún 螺桨 luó jiǎng 发动机 fā dòng jī 涡轮发动机十分 shífēn 相似 xiāngsì .

The turboprop engine is very much like the turbojet.

警方 jǐng fāng shuì 他们 tā men 认为 rènwéi 袭击 xíjī shì 民族主义 mín zú zhǔ yì 分子 fèn zǐ 发动 fādòng de

Police say they believe the attacks were carried out by nationalists.

de 戴姆勒豪华轿车 háo huá jiào chē 原地待命发动机 fā dòng jī zài 空转

Her Daimler limo waits with its engine idling.

发动 fādòng Decomposition

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发动 fādòng Compounds

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