起动 Traditional form: 起動 Pinyin (reading): qǐdòng Definitions: to start up (a motor) to launch (a computer application) Characters: 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up 动 - to move, to happen; movement, action Traditional characters: 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up 動 - to move, to happen; movement, action