Chinese Word of the Day
发动机fā dòng jī
motor
Definitions
| Chinese > English | ||
| 发动机 | ||
| 1. Simplified form of 發動機 | ||
| 發動機 | fādòngjī | |
| 1. n. engine; motor | ||
| English > Chinese | ||
| motor | ||
| 1. 原动者 | ||
| 2. 马达 | ||
| 3. 内燃机 | ||
| 4. 汽车 | ||
| 5. 运动肌肉 | ||
| 6. 发动的 | ||
| 7. 运动的 | ||
| 8. 乘汽车 | ||
| Components | ||
| 发 | ||
| 1. Simplified form of 發 | ||
| 2. Simplified form of 髮 | ||
| 發 | fā | |
| 1. to shoot; to launch | ||
| 發射 - to shoot; (of space vehicle) to launch | ||
| 2. to issue | ||
| 發佈 - to release | ||
| 發號施令 - to give orders | ||
| 3. to distribute | ||
| 4. 發行xíng - to distribute; to circulate; to issue (securities) | ||
| 5. 發 傳單 - to distribute leaflets | ||
| 6. 發 工資 - to pay out wages | ||
| 7. to ship; to send for delivery | ||
| 8. 發貨 - to ship goods | ||
| 9. to post; to send message | ||
| 10. 發電 - to send a telegram | ||
| 11. 發 微博 - to post an update to Weibo | ||
| 12. 發 推特 - to post an update to Twitter; to tweet | ||
| 13. 發 錯 群 - to post to the wrong group | ||
| 14. 發 電子郵件 - to send an e-mail | ||
| 15. to publish | ||
| 16. 刊發 - to publish (in press media) | ||
| 17. 發表 論文 - to publish a research work | ||
| 18. to emit | ||
| 19. 發光 - to emit light | ||
| 20. 發音 - to pronounce; to vocalise | ||
| 21. 煥發 - (figuratively) to radiate | ||
| 22. to escape | ||
| 23. 發散sàn - to diverge | ||
| 24. 蒸發 - to evaporate | ||
| 25. 揮發性 - volatility | ||
| 26. (chiefly of plants or plant parts) to grow out; (of flowers) to blossom | ||
| 27. 發芽 - to germinate | ||
| 28. to depart; to leave | ||
| 始發站 - station of departure | ||
| 發 往 北京 的 列車 - train leaving for Beijing | ||
| 29. to dispatch | ||
| 發兵 - to dispatch troops | ||
| 徵發 - to requisition | ||
| 30. to expand; to extend; to spread | ||
| 發揚 - to promote | ||
| 發展 - to develop; to enhance | ||
| 發條 - coiled spring; clockwork, lit=expanding strip) | ||
| 31. to rise; to emerge | ||
| 32. 發跡 - to rise to prominence | ||
| 33. to gain wealth | ||
| 34. 暴發戶 - parvenu/e | ||
| 35. 他 發 了le。 - He has made a fortune. | ||
| 36. (of food) to rise, expand, or become porous, especially as a result of leavening | ||
| 37. 發糕 - fa gao (a porous rice dessert) | ||
| 38. 麵 還沒 發 好。 - The dough has not yet fully risen. | ||
| 39. to initiate; to give start to | ||
| 發動 - to start (an engine) | ||
| 自發 - spontaneous; voluntary, lit=self-initiated | ||
| 後發制人 - to overpower the opponent by reacting to their (ill-advised) initiative; to win by not striking the first | ||
| 激發 - to stimulate | ||
| 40. to generate; to produce | ||
| 發電 - to generate electric power | ||
| 41. to become; to get into a certain state | ||
| 發燒 - to have a fever | ||
| 發狂 - to go mad | ||
| 發呆 - to be in a daze | ||
| 發情 - to be in oestrus | ||
| 發覺jué - to become aware | ||
| 42. to open; to remove what seals, blocks, or shuts | ||
| 發掘 - to excavate; to unearth; (figurative) to develop | ||
| 發軔 - to start, lit=to unblock the wheels | ||
| 發現 - to discover; discovery | ||
| 43. to make manifest; to express; to act out | ||
| 發誓 - to swear an oath | ||
| 發怒 - to act out one's anger; to hit out | ||
| 揭發 - to expose (wrongdoing, scandal, etc.) | ||
| 發表 意見 - to express one's opinions | ||
| 44. (figurative, of the mind) to make clear; to enlighten; to open up; to stimulate | ||
| 發明 - to explain clearly; to invent | ||
| 啟發 - to inspire; to enlighten | ||
| 45. (slang) | ||
| 髮 | 髮 | |
| 1. (anatomy) hair | ||
| 頭髮fa - hair | ||
| 动 | ||
| 1. Simplified form of 動 | ||
| 2. Simplified form of 働 | ||
| 働 | dòng | |
| 1. (uncommon, dated) (zh-used2, j): labor; work | ||
| 勞働动dòng - labor (勞動*) | ||
| 2. usage. This character is pronounced similar to 有邊讀邊 method. | ||
| 3. usage. In mainland China, this character is considered a variant traditional form of tr=láodòng. | ||
| 動 | dòng | |
| 1. (transitive or intransitive) to move | ||
| 坐 著着zhe 不 動 - to sit still and not move | ||
| 動 來 動 去 - to move around | ||
| 我 的 東西xi 你 不要 動。 - Don't move my stuff. | ||
| 誰 動 過 我 的 電腦？ - Who used my computer? | ||
| 2. to act | ||
| 輕舉妄動 - to act rashly | ||
| 3. to alter; to change the state of | ||
| 改動 - to alter | ||
| 4. to use | ||
| 動筆 - to write | ||
| 動腦筋 - to use one's head | ||
| 5. to move; to touch (emotionally) | ||
| 動人 - moving | ||
| 動 感情 - to be carried away with emotion (usually feelings of love) | ||
| 不 為wéi 親情 所 動 - Not swayed by family love | ||
| 6. (dialectal, chiefly in the negative) to eat; to drink | ||
| 不 動 葷腥 - to never eat meat or fish | ||
| 7. (literary) easily; always | ||
| 動 以 萬 計 - | ||
| 8. (grammar) Short for 動詞 (verb) | ||
| 机 | ||
| 1. Variant of 機 | ||
| 2. Alternative form of 几 (small table; stool) | ||
| 機 | jī | |
| 1. weaving machine; spinning machine | ||
| 機杼 - loom | ||
| 2. machine; apparatus; device | ||
| 打字機 - typewriter | ||
| 3. (mostly in compounds) Short for *飛機 (aircraft) | ||
| 4. (mostly in compounds) Short for *手機 (cellphone) | ||
| 5. (chiefly Cantonese) Short for *遊戲機 (video game) | ||
| 6. mechanism; process | ||
| 玄機 - arcane truth; nature's mystery | ||
| 7. cause; reason | ||
| 8. secret; confidential (affair) | ||
| 機密 - top secret | ||
| 9. opportunity; chance; crucial point | ||
| 戰機 - opportunity in battle | ||
| 10. plan; idea | ||
| 神機 - marvellous strategy | ||
| 11. flexible; quick-witted | ||
| 12. organic | ||
| 有機 - organic | ||
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Pronunciation
fā dòng jī
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