WordTaiwan frequency #27,174
啟齒
ㄑㄧˇ ㄔˇ
“to open one's mouth to speak, especially when making a request; to smile or laugh”
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- 啟動ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋto start or set in motion; to activate; to launch (a machine, plan, or operation)
- 開啟ㄎㄞ ㄑㄧˇto open; to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey, etc.); (computing) to enable (a feature); (of a system or device) to start operating automatically; to self-initiate
- 啟用ㄑㄧˇ ㄩㄥˋto start using; to put into service; to enable (a feature); to appoint to a post
- 啟發ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄚto enlighten; to explain; to stimulate thinking; to inspire; to motivate; revelation
- 牙齒ㄧㄚˊ ㄔˇtooth; dental; hard structures in the jaws used for biting and chewing.
- 重啟ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧˇto restart a machine or device; to reactivate a paused or postponed project; to reboot a system.
- 啟蒙ㄑㄧˇ ㄇㄥˊto enlighten; to free from ignorance or superstition; to instruct the young; the Enlightenment; a primer; basic education for children
- 啟示ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋto reveal; to enlighten; a revelation; a lesson or moral (of a story); divine or spiritual illumination
- 啟程ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊto set out on a journey; to depart; to begin a trip.
- 梁啟超ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄠLiang Qichao (1873–1929), Guangdong-born modern Chinese political reformer, writer, and scholar; disciple of Kang Youwei; advocated constitutional reform in late Qing; known jointly with Kang as "Kang-Liang"
- 啟事ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋa public notice or announcement posted in print or online; a written statement informing people of something
- 啟航ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄤˊto set sail; to begin a voyage; to embark on a journey