| 开展 | kāi zhǎn | to launch / to develop / to unfold / (of an exhibition etc) to open | ![]() |
| 展开 | zhǎn kāi | to unfold / to spread out / to open up / to launch / to carry out | ![]() |
| 发动 | fā dòng | to start / to launch / to unleash / to mobilize / to arouse | ![]() |
| 发射 | fā shè | to shoot (a projectile) / to fire (a rocket) / to launch / to emit (a particle) / to discharge / emanation / emission | ![]() |
| 推出 | tuī chū | to push out / to release / to launch / to publish / to recommend | ![]() |
| 启动 | qǐ dòng | to start (a machine) / (fig.) to set in motion / to launch (an operation) / to activate (a plan) | ![]() |
| 开通 | kāi tōng | to open (a new road or railway line) / to set up (a hotline) / to launch (a service) / to subscribe to (a members-only service) | ![]() |
| 发起 | fā qǐ | to originate / to initiate / to launch (an attack, an initiative etc) / to start / to propose sth (for the first time) | ![]() |
| 下水 | xià shuǐ | downstream / to go into the water / to put into water / to launch (a ship) / fig. to fall into bad ways / to lead astray / to go to pot | ![]() |
| 起动 | qǐ dòng | to start up (a motor) / to launch (a computer application) | ![]() |
| 弹射 | tán shè | to catapult / to launch / to eject (from a plane) / to shoot | ![]() |
| 起 | qǐ | to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group | ![]() |
| 射 | shè | to shoot / to launch / to allude to / radio- (chemistry) | ![]() |
