Chinese symbol for “trigger”
触发
chù fā
Traditional: 觸發
to trigger; to spark
The closest CC-CEDICT match for trigger is 触发 (chù fā), defined as: to trigger; to spark.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “trigger”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 扳机 (扳機) | bān jī | (gun) trigger |
| 引发 (引發) | yǐn fā | to lead to; to trigger |
| 掀起 | xiān qǐ | to lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc) |
| 诱发 (誘發) | yòu fā | to induce; to cause |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 触发.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 接触 (接觸) | jiē chù | to touch; to contact |
| 触及 (觸及) | chù jí | to touch (physically, one's feelings etc); to touch on (a topic) |
| 触动 (觸動) | chù dòng | to touch; to stir up (trouble or emotions) |
| 抵触 (抵觸) | dǐ chù | to conflict; to contradict |
| 触犯 (觸犯) | chù fàn | to violate; to offend |
| 发展 (發展) | fā zhǎn | development; growth |
| 发生 (發生) | fā shēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises") |
| 发现 (發現) | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect |
See also: Japanese symbol for “trigger”.
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