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触发

chù fā · chu fa

Traditional 觸發

Meaning

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  1. to trigger
  2. to spark
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The car alarm

  1. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)，谁(shéi)触发(chùfā)了(le)汽车(qìchē)警报(jǐngbào)？

    Wow, who set off the car alarm?

  2. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)我(wǒ)，我(wǒ)没(méi)碰(pèng)那(nà)辆(liàng)车(chē)。

    Not me. I didn't touch that car.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)是(shì)风(fēng)触发(chùfā)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Then did the wind set it off?

  4. Liangliang

    哎呀(āiyā)，是(shì)我(wǒ)口袋(kǒudài)里(lǐ)的(de)车钥匙(chēyàoshi)，我(wǒ)不小心(bùxiǎoxīn)按到(àndào)了(le)。

    Oh no, it's the car key in my pocket. I pressed it by accident.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(gè)按(àn)钮(niǔ)可(kě)以(yǐ)触(chù)发(fā)警(jǐng)报(bào)系(xì)统(tǒng)。

This button can trigger the alarm system.

02

他(tā)的(de)发(fā)言(yán)触(chù)发(fā)了(le)大(dà)家(jiā)的(de)热(rè)烈(liè)讨(tǎo)论(lùn)。

His speech triggered a heated discussion among everyone.

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