這個裝置是用開關啟動的。

This device is actuated by a switch.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 這個 zhège
  1. (pronoun) this
  2. (adjective) this
2 裝置 zhuāngzhì
  1. to install
  2. installation
  3. equipment
  4. system
  5. unit
  6. device
=3 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=3 是 shì variant of 是 shì
4 用 yòng
  1. to use; to make use of; to employ
  2. (coverb) with; using
  3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
  4. usefulness; utility
  5. (bound form) expense; outlay
  6. (courteous) to eat; to drink
  7. (literary) hence; therefore
5 開關 kāiguān
  1. power switch
  2. gas valve
  3. to open the city (or frontier) gate
  4. to open and close
  5. to switch on and off
6 啟動 qǐdòng
  1. to start (a machine)
  2. (fig.) to set in motion
  3. to launch (an operation)
  4. to activate (a plan)
=7 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=7 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=7 的 dí really and truly
=7 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target