开始

Traditional: 開始

kāi shǐ

Dictionary entry

to begin; to start

What does 开始 mean?

开始 (kāi shǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to begin; to start

2beginning; start

Character breakdown

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开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 始shǐto begin · to start

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开始

kāi shǐ

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