开 kāi
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 廾 — two hands
- Made of
- 一 one 廾 two hands
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
开动
kāidòng
to start; to set in motion
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 司机一开动汽车，孩子们就唱起歌来。 Sījī yì kāidòng qìchē, háizimen jiù chàng qǐ gē lái. As soon as the driver started the car, the children began to sing.
- 工人们按下按钮，开动了那台大机器。 Gōngrénmen àn xià ànniǔ, kāidòng le nà tái dà jīqì. The workers pressed the button and started the big machine.
- 火车慢慢开动，站台上的人挥手告别。 Huǒchē mànmàn kāidòng, zhàntái shàng de rén huīshǒu gàobié. The train slowly pulled away, and the people on the platform waved goodbye.
Related words
- 打开 dǎkāi to open, to turn on
- 开 kāi to open; to drive; to turn on
- 开车 kāichē to drive a car
- 开会 kāihuì to have a meeting
- 开玩笑 kāiwánxiào to joke
- 分开 fēnkāi to separate; to part
- 开机 kāijī to turn on a device
- 开心 kāixīn happy
- 开学 kāixué to start school
- 离开 líkāi to leave
- 走开 zǒukāi to go away
- 公开 gōngkāi public; open