开始

kāishǐ

to begin; to start

verbnounHSK 3.0 word list · Band 2trad. 開始
Dictionary entry

to begin; to start; beginning; start

Watch it being written

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See it in sentences

电影开始了。

Diànyǐng kāishǐ le.

English

The movie has started.

我们开始上课。

Wǒmen kāishǐ shàngkè.

English

Let us start the class.

Goes with

  • 开始了started
  • 开始学习start learning

Opposite

结束jiéshù
Built with this character · 11 words

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

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