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開始

start

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

kai1shi3 • kāishǐ

Meaning

Primary

start

Alternatives

to start, started, begin, to begin, beginning

Mnemonic

When we 開始 start something, we 開 open up a new beginning.

Usage

我們 開始 吧！

Let's get started!

我們 還 沒有 開始。

We haven't started yet.

今天 從 第 四 課 開始。

Today we'll start with Lesson 4.