What does 发动 mean?
发动
to launch; to start (an attack, campaign)
It can also mean
- to start (an engine)
- to mobilize; to arouse
Its characters
- 发 to send
- 动 to touch (with the hand)
In a sentence
他上车后马上发动了汽车。 He started the car as soon as he got in.
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