How to say “turn on” in Chinese
turn on (phone)
“Turn on” in Chinese is 开机, kāi jī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
开机 is read kāi jī: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 木 “wood”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “开机”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 开机. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 先检查电源，再重新开机。xiānjiǎnchádiànyuán,zàichóngxīnkāijīFirst check the power, then turn it back on.
More words from the lesson “Turn off the light”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “turn on” in Chinese?
“Turn on” in Chinese is 开机, pinyin kāijī.
What does 开机 mean?
开机 (kāijī) means “turn on (phone)”.
How do you write 开机?
开机 is 2 characters: 开 (kāi) — open; drive; 机 (jī) — machine, device. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 开机?
开机 is read kāijī. Tones: kāi — first tone, jī — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“turn on” in the lesson “Turn off the light”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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