开启

kāiqǐ

to start

Dictionary entry

to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc); (computing) to enable (a feature); (of a system or device) to start operating automatically

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开
启

See it in sentences

请开启新的大门。

Qǐng kāiqǐ xīn de dà mén.

English

Please open the new door.

手机的这个功能怎么开启?

Shǒujī de zhège gōngnéng zěnme kāiqǐ?

English

How do you turn on this feature on the phone?

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