开始
kāi shǐㄎㄞ ㄕˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: KHAI THỦY
Traditional: 開始
HSK 2HSK 3.0 · 2TOCFL 1
Meaning(verb, verbal noun)
to begin; beginning; to start; initial
Measure words: 个
Examples
电影八点开始。
diàn yǐng bā diǎn kāi shǐ.
The movie starts at eight.
我从去年开始学汉语。
wǒ cóng qù nián kāi shǐ xué hàn yǔ.
I started learning Chinese last year.
开始的时候我听不懂。
kāi shǐ de shí hòu wǒ tīng bù dǒng.
At first I couldn't understand.
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Stroke order
KHAI · 4 strokes
to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc
THỦY · 8 strokes
Related words
- 开 kāi — to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文; abbr. for 开本, book format
- 离开 lí kāi — to depart; to leave
- 开玩笑 kāi wán xiào — to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
- 开心 kāi xīn — to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb
- 公开 gōng kāi — open; overt; public; to make public; to release
- 开发 kāi fā — to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
- 开放 kāi fàng — to bloom; to open; to be open (to the public); to open up (to the outside); to be open-minded; unrestrained by convention; unconstrained in one's sexuality
- 展开 zhǎn kāi — to unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out