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开始 (kāi shǐ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 2

开始 (kāi shǐ) is a Chinese word: to start, to begin. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 开始

动 dòng verb

to start, to begin

电影已经开始了。

diàn yǐng yǐ jīng kāi shǐ le

The movie has already started.

名 míng noun

beginning

这是一个好的开始。

zhè shì yí gè hǎo de kāi shǐ

This is a good beginning.

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Word breakdown

开 kāi — to open, to initiate

始 shǐ — to begin, beginning

Structure & writing
1 开 kāi — to open (something closed, opposite of 关/合)
开 is a component in 5 characters

开 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 始 shǐ — beginning; start; initial (opposite of '末'/'终')

始 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 女 nǚ — female (opposite of 男)
女 is a component in 54 characters
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Stroke order