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开始

kāi shǐ
HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. to begin
  2. 2. beginning
  3. 3. to start
  4. 4. initial

Example Sentences

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开始 ！
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5094852)
谁想 开始 ？
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 4444854)
开始 很难。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 8580972)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 开始

重新开始
chóng xīn kāi shǐ

to resume; to restart; to start afresh

从零开始
cóng líng kāi shǐ

to start from scratch

开始比赛
kāi shǐ bǐ sài

to start a match

开始以前
kāi shǐ yǐ qián

before the beginning (of sth)

Child Words of 开始

开
kāi

to open

始
shǐ

to begin