Meaning of qǐ dòng:
启动
to start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation); to activate (a plan)
Tā àn xià ànniǔ lái qǐdòng jīqì.
他按下按钮来启动机器。
He pressed the button to start the machine.
Wǒmen zhǔnbèi hǎo qǐdòng xiàngmù le.
我们准备好启动项目了。
We are ready to set the project in motion.
Tāmen yǐjīng kāishǐ qǐdòng xīn xiàngmù.
他们已经开始启动新项目。
They have already begun to launch a new project.
Xiàngmù jiāng zài míngnián kāishǐ qǐdòng.
项目将在明年开始启动。
The project will start activation next year.