# 启动 (qǐdòng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 启动 (qǐdòng) means “to start; to launch; to activate”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to start; to launch; to activate
- Pinyin: qǐdòng (qi3 dong4)
- Traditional: 啟動
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 新项目下周正式启动。
  Xīn xiàngmù xiàzhōu zhèngshì qǐdòng.
  The new project will officially launch next week.

## Characters

- 启 (qǐ): to open; to start
- [动](https://hanziro.com/word/dong-move/) (dòng): to move; to touch

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

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