Traditional: 發動
发动 (fā dòng) means “to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese word (traditional 發動) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Practice each character:
他们发动了一场运动。
Tāmen fādòng le yī chǎng yùndòng.
They launched a campaign.
Updated: 2026-05-27