开始
kāi shǐ
to begin, to start
HSK 1
Characters in This Word
开
始
Definitions
ENto begin, to start
中从头做起
日始める
한시작하다
Example Sentences
电影几点开始？
diàn yǐng jǐ diǎn kāi shǐ?
What time does the movie start?
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What does 开始 mean in Chinese?+
开始 (kāi shǐ) means "to begin, to start" in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 开始?+
开始 is pronounced "kāi shǐ" in standard Mandarin Chinese.
What HSK level is 开始?+
开始 is an HSK 1 vocabulary word.
What characters make up 开始?+
开始 is composed of the characters: 开, 始.