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开始
kāi shǐ
to begin/start
HSK 2Uncommon
What does 开始 mean?
开始 (pinyin: kāi shǐ) means to begin/start. It belongs to the official HSK 2 vocabulary (elementary), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 开始
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 开
The characters of 开始
| 开 | kāi | open (HSK 1) |
| 始 | shǐ | component character |
Related HSK 2 words
| 比 | Bǐ | than (comparison) |
| 快 | kuài | fast, quick |
| 找 | zhǎo | look for |
| 新 | Xīn | new |
| 可能 | kě néng | maybe, perhaps |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but, however |
| 它 | tā | it (for things/animals) |
Full HSK 2 list · Translate a sentence with 开始
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