HSK 2 vocabulary › 开始
开始
开始 in English: to begin; beginning
kāi shǐ
to begin; beginning
How to pronounce 开始
kāi shǐ (without tone marks: kai shi). kāi is a first (high, level) tone; shǐ is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 开始
开 kāi
to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
始 shǐ
to begin; to start; then
to begin; to start; then
Example sentences with 开始
| 新的一天开始了。 | from Morning at the Small Shop |
| 赵文最近开始每天学习中文。 | from Keep Going for Ten Minutes |
| 开始的时候，我不唱。 | from An Evening of Singing Together |
Related words
| 开 | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive); to start | HSK 1 |
| 离开 | lí kāi | to depart; to leave | HSK 3 |
| 开玩笑 | kāi wán xiào | to play a joke; to make fun of | HSK 4 |
| 开心 | kāi xīn | to feel happy; to rejoice | HSK 4 |
| 公开 | gōng kāi | open; overt | HSK 5 |
| 开发 | kāi fā | to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development) | HSK 5 |
| 开放 | kāi fàng | to bloom; to open | HSK 5 |
| 开幕式 | kāi mù shì | opening ceremony | HSK 5 |
| 开水 | kāi shuǐ | boiled water; boiling water | HSK 5 |
| 展开 | zhǎn kāi | to unfold; to spread out | HSK 5 |