开机

開機

kāijī

verb HSK 2 #12,859

Meanings

1 to turn on (a device)
2 to power on

Characters

to open; to turn on

machine; device

Examples

请把手机开机。

Qǐng bǎ shǒujī kāijī.

Please turn on your phone.

电脑开机要一分钟。

Diànnǎo kāijī yào yì fēnzhōng.

The computer takes a minute to start up.

飞机起飞后可以开机了。

Fēijī qǐfēi hòu kěyǐ kāijī le.

You can turn on your devices after the plane takes off.

Tips

usage

The opposite is 关机 (guānjī, to turn off/power off). 重启 (chóngqǐ) means to restart.

Stroke Order

开 kāi

机 jī