发动 meaning and pronunciation

发动
Simplified word
發動
Traditional word

发动 English definition

fā dòng
  • to start
  • to launch
  • to unleash
  • to mobilize
  • to arouse

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  • 发 (fā): to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds);
  • 动 (dòng): (of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb;