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title: "Kaiji Meaning: 开机 (kāijī) Means “to turn on”"
description: "开机 (traditional 開機, kāijī) means “to turn on (a device); to boot”. Hear its tones, see what 开 and 机 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaiji"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 开机 mean?

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开机 kāijī

## to turn on (a device); to boot

## It can also mean

- to start shooting (a film)

## Its characters

1. 开 kāi to turn on
2. 机 jī machine

## In a sentence

我的电脑开机很慢。 My computer is slow to boot up.

[More about 开机](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BC%80%E6%9C%BA)

## More words with 开 or 机

- [趁机 chènjī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chenji)
- [打开 dǎkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dakai)
- [动机 dòngjī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongji)
- [耳机 ěrjī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erji)
- [飞机 fēijī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feiji)
- [分开 fēnkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenkai)
- [公开 gōngkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongkai)
- [机场 jīchǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jichang)
- [机动车 jīdòngchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jidongche)
- [机构 jīgòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jigou)

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