开始
kāishǐ
to start
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
開open
始commence
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Examples
- 会议九点开始。Meeting starts at 9.
- 我开始学中文。I started learning Chinese.
Collocations
开始学开始工作一开始
Mnemonic
开始 kāishǐ "to start, begin" — 开 (open, traditional 開) + 始 (begin). Cognate of Korean gaesi / Japanese 開始 kaishi. Pattern: 开 + V can also start an activity — 开学 "begin school", 开会 "open a meeting".
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Antonym of 开始?