启动 qǐ dòng to start (a machine)(fig.) to set in motionto launch (an operation)to activate (a plan) Example sentences 这个项目需要一笔较大的启动资金。 zhège xiàngmù xūyào yībǐ jiào dà de qǐdòng zījīn. This project required a large amount of start-up capital