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开始 kāishǐ

开始 kāishǐ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 6 English Translations of the word 开始 kāishǐ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kāishǐ | kai1 shi3
English translation
to begin
beginning
to start
initial
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Traditional form

開始

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 开始 kāishǐ

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kāi

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of kāi . Pictograph of two hands opening the bolt on a door. The traditional component mén was removed for simplification.

Positional decomposition

一廾

Number of Strokes

4
shǐ

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Tái represents the sound. The (woman) component is used because life begins inside a woman.

Phonetic compound

Tái

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

女台

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 开始 kāishǐ

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zhè běn Shū 所有 suǒyǒu de 插图 chā tú dōu Jiā tiē 仔细 zǐxì ,现在 xiànzài dōu 开始 kāishǐ tuō le .

All the pictures in the book were tipped in carelessly and are beginning to come loose.

计数器 jì shù qì dào líng , jiù huì 知道 zhīdào 录音 lùyīn Cóng 哪儿 nǎr 开始 kāishǐ .

Set the counter to zero and you'll know where the recording starts.

xiǎo 因为 yīnwèi 饿 è ér 开始 kāishǐ 吱吱 jiào .

The little chicks began to peep because they were hungry.

Cóng 自行车 zìxíngchē 下来 xià lai ,开始 kāishǐ tuī zhāo 上坡 shàng pō .

I dismounted and began to push my bicycle up the hill.

Guò 五分 Zhōng 我们 wǒmen 开始 kāishǐ 广播 guǎngbō .

We shall be on the air in 5 minutes.

开始 kāishǐ Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 开始 kāishǐ and their own compounds.

开始 kāishǐ Compounds

See all 68 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 开始 kāishǐ in their composition.

  • kāi
    • bìng
      • bīng
        • bǐng , píng , , , ,
      • píng
        • píng
      • bǐng , píng , pīn , bèng , pīn , pián , píng , bīng , bǐng , 軿 píng , bǐng , pián , bìng , , , , , , , pēng , , , , , , , , , , , bǐng , pián , 骿, ,
    • yán
      • yán
    • Xíng
      • xíng , xíng , xíng , , jīng , xíng
    • kāi
    • xíng , yán , jīng , xíng , qiān , qiān , , qiān , jiān , jiǎn , xíng , , , , , , , yán
  • shǐ
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