出动 chūdòng to start out on a trip
to start out on a trip; to dispatch troops
How to remember 出动: 出 go out + 动 move = to start out on a trip.
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How it is used
- 'To set out / be dispatched into action' - of forces or personnel mobilizing: 警察出动 (jǐngchá chūdòng) the police were dispatched, 出动军队 to send in troops.
- Implies a body of people going into action from a base; often military, police, rescue, or a large group mobilizing.