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开始

to start

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

kai1shi3 • kāishǐ

Meaning

Primary

to start

Alternatives

start, starts, starting, started, begin, to begin, beginning

Mnemonic

开始 To start something in the true sense is 始 to start it and thus 开 open up a new beginning.

Usage

我们 开始 吧！

Let's get started!

我们 还 没有 开始。

We haven't started yet.

今天 从 第 四 课 开始。

Today we'll start with Lesson 4.