开机

開機

kāijī

verb HSK 3 #12,859

Meanings

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

Characters

to open; to turn on

machine; device

Examples

HSK 1

电脑开机要一分钟。

Diànnǎo kāijī yào yī fēnzhōng.

The computer takes a minute to start up.

HSK 3

请把手机开机。

Qǐng bǎ shǒujī kāijī.

Please turn on your phone.

HSK 3

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 (to turn off/power off). 重启 means to restart.

Stroke Order

开 kāi

机 jī