# 开动 (kāidòng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 开动 (kāidòng) means “to start; to set in motion; to dig in”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to start; to set in motion; to dig in
- Pinyin: kāidòng (kai1 dong4)
- Traditional: 開動
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 火车慢慢开动了。
  Huǒchē mànmàn kāidòng le.
  The train slowly started moving.

## Characters

- [开](https://hanziro.com/word/kai-open/) (kāi): to open; to turn on
- [动](https://hanziro.com/word/dong-move/) (dòng): to move; to touch

https://hanziro.com/word/kai-dong-start/

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