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开始

kāi shǐ · kai shi

Traditional 開始

HSK 3Old HSK 2Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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

    我们(wǒmen)现在(xiànzài)开始(kāishǐ)学习(xuéxí)吧(ba)。

    Let's start studying now.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！从(cóng)哪儿(nǎr)开始(kāishǐ)？

    Okay! Where do we start?

  3. Liangliang

    从(cóng)第一页(dìyīyè)开始(kāishǐ)。

    From page one.

  4. Dengdeng

    第一页(dìyīyè)……好(hǎo)难(nán)。

    Page one... so hard.

  5. Liangliang

    才(cái)刚(gāng)开始(kāishǐ)，别(bié)放弃(fàngqì)！

    It has only just started, don't give up!

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)明天(míngtiān)再(zài)开始(kāishǐ)吧(ba)。

    Then let's start again tomorrow.

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In a sentence

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01

到(dào)了(le)十(shí)一(yī)月(yuè)，天(tiān)就(jiù)开(kāi)始(shǐ)逐(zhú)渐(jiàn)变(biàn)凉(liáng)了(le)。

From November onwards, it gets colder.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

电(diàn)影(yǐng)还(hái)有(yǒu)五(wǔ)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)就(jiù)要(yào)开(kāi)始(shǐ)了(le)。

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开
kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start

始
shǐ

to begin; to start

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