Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
Watch how each character of 发动 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.
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How 发动 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
汤姆没法发动他的车。
tāng mǔ méi fǎ fā dòng tā de chē
Tom can't get his car started.
他们没法发动他们的车。
tā men méi fǎ fā dòng tā men de chē
They couldn't get their car started.
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