起動

See also: 起动

Chinese
to rise; to raise; to get up
 
to move; to change; to use
to move; to change; to use; to act
trad. (起動) 起 動
simp. (起动) 起 动

Pronunciation

Verb

起動

  1. to start (a machine, an engine etc.), to switch on
  2. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to use; to utilize; to employ; to apply

Usage notes

In Quanzhou Hokkien, the word is also used for people.

Synonyms
Synonyms of 起動

Adverb

起動

  1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) easily; frequently

Synonyms

Interjection

起動 (Min Dong)

  1. thank you; thanks for your trouble
  2. excuse me; please; May I trouble you?

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 謝謝／谢谢 (“thank you”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 有勞／有劳, 感謝／感谢, 感恩
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 謝謝／谢谢, 多謝／多谢
Mandarin Taiwan 謝謝／谢谢, 謝謝你／谢谢你
Chengdu 謝謝／谢谢, 感謝／感谢
Malaysia 謝謝／谢谢
Singapore 謝謝／谢谢
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 多謝／多谢, рахмат
Cantonese Guangzhou 唔該／唔该 †, 多謝／多谢 §
Hong Kong 唔該／唔该 †, 多謝／多谢 §
Taishan 唔該／唔该 †, 多謝／多谢 §
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 唔該／唔该 †, 多謝／多谢 §
Penang (Guangfu) 唔該／唔该 †, 多謝／多谢 §
Singapore (Guangfu) 唔該／唔该 †, 多謝／多谢 §
Gan Nanchang 多謝／多谢
Hakka Meixian 多謝／多谢, 恁仔細／恁仔细 §
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 恁仔細／恁仔细, 承蒙你, 阿里加多
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 多謝／多谢, 承蒙, 承蒙你, 阿里加多
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 承蒙, 承蒙你, 阿里加多
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 勞瀝／劳沥, 恁勞瀝／恁劳沥, 承蒙, 承蒙你, 阿里加多
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 承蒙, 承蒙你, 恁仔細／恁仔细, 勞力／劳力, 阿里加多
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 勞力／劳力, 阿里加多
Hong Kong 多謝／多谢
Singapore (Dabu) 多謝／多谢
Jin Taiyuan 謝謝／谢谢
Min Bei Jian'ou 多謝／多谢
Min Dong Fuzhou 謝謝／谢谢, 起動／起动
Fuqing 多謝／多谢
Matsu 謝謝／谢谢, 多謝／多谢
Singapore (Fuqing) 謝謝／谢谢, 起動／起动
Min Nan Xiamen 感謝／感谢, 多謝／多谢, 費神／费神, 勞力／劳力
Quanzhou 道謝／道谢, 感謝／感谢, 費神／费神, 勞力／劳力
Zhangzhou 多謝／多谢, 費神／费神, 勞力／劳力
Taipei 多謝／多谢, 勞力／劳力
New Taipei (Sanxia) 勞力／劳力
Kaohsiung 多謝／多谢, 勞力／劳力, 感恩
Yilan 多謝／多谢, 勞力／劳力, 感恩
Changhua (Lukang) 多謝／多谢, 勞力／劳力
Taichung 勞力／劳力, 多謝／多谢
Tainan 多謝／多谢, 勞力／劳力, 感恩
Hsinchu 勞力／劳力, 多謝／多谢
Kinmen 勞力／劳力, 多謝／多谢
Penghu (Magong) 勞力／劳力, 多謝／多谢
Penang (Hokkien) 感謝／感谢
Singapore (Hokkien) 感謝／感谢, 費神／费神, 多謝／多谢
Manila (Hokkien) 多謝／多谢, 感謝／感谢
Medan (Hokkien) 感謝／感谢
Chaozhou 㩼謝／㩼谢
Shantou 㩼謝／㩼谢
Jieyang 㩼謝／㩼谢
Haifeng 感謝／感谢
Bangkok (Teochew) 㩼謝／㩼谢
Singapore (Teochew) 㩼謝／㩼谢, 感謝／感谢
Leizhou 無該／无该
Wenchang 無該／无该, 謝謝／谢谢
Haikou 無該／无该, 謝謝／谢谢
Singapore (Hainanese) 無該／无该
Zhongshan Min Sanxiang 唔該／唔该, 多謝／多谢
Wu Shanghai 謝謝／谢谢, 謝謝儂／谢谢侬, 多謝／多谢
Ningbo 謝謝儂／谢谢侬, 交關感謝／交关感谢
Wenzhou 謝謝你／谢谢你
Xiang Changsha 多謝／多谢
Note † - when someone does you a favour; § - when someone gives you a gift

Japanese
Kanji in this term
起 動
き
Grade: 3		 どう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

起(き)動(どう) • (kidō) 

  1. the act of starting up a machine, especially a computer

Derived terms

Verb

起(き)動(どう)する • (kidō suru) transitive or intransitive suru (stem 起(き)動(どう)し (kidō shi), past 起(き)動(どう)した (kidō shita))

  1. to start

Conjugation
Conjugation of "起動する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 起動し きどうし kidō shi
Continuative (連用形) 起動し きどうし kidō shi
Terminal (終止形) 起動する きどうする kidō suru
Attributive (連体形) 起動する きどうする kidō suru
Hypothetical (仮定形) 起動すれ きどうすれ kidō sure
Imperative (命令形) 起動せよ¹
起動しろ²		 きどうせよ¹
きどうしろ²		 kidō seyo¹
kidō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 起動される きどうされる kidō sareru
Causative 起動させる
起動さす		 きどうさせる
きどうさす		 kidō saseru
kidō sasu
Potential 起動できる きどうできる kidō dekiru
Volitional 起動しよう きどうしよう kidō shiyō
Negative 起動しない きどうしない kidō shinai
Negative continuative 起動せず きどうせず kidō sezu
Formal 起動します きどうします kidō shimasu
Perfective 起動した きどうした kidō shita
Conjunctive 起動して きどうして kidō shite
Hypothetical conditional 起動すれば きどうすれば kidō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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