start; launch (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
發動
Radicals
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Examples
他们决定发动一场大规模的营救行动。 tāmen juédìng fādòng yī chǎng dà guīmó de yíngjiù xíngdòng. - They decided to launch a large-scale rescue operation.
政府决定发动了一场反腐败运动。 zhèngfǔ juédìng fādòng le yī chǎng fǎn fǔbài yùndòng. - The government decided to launch an anti-corruption campaign.
这个组织计划发动一次全球性的抗议活动。 zhège zǔzhī jìhuà fādòng yī cì quánqiú xìng de kàngyì huódòng. - The organization plans to initiate a global protest.
他们将发动一场政治运动，争取更多的民主权利。 tāmen jiāng fādòng yī chǎng zhèngzhì yùndòng, zhēngqǔ gèng duō de mínzhǔ quánlì. - They will launch a political movement to fight for more democratic rights.
这个项目的成功发动了一波革新运动。 zhège xiàngmù de chénggōng fādòng le yī bō géxīn yùndòng. - The success of this project sparked a wave of innovation.
Characters
发 fā - to send (an email) | HSK 3
动 dòng - move, act; be movable |