shǐ
始
to begin, to start; beginning
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Words with 始
开始 kāi shǐ
to begin; beginning
HSK 3
始终 shǐ zhōng
from beginning to end; all along
HSK 3
原始 yuán shǐ
first; original
HSK 5
创始人 chuàng shǐ rén
creator; founder
HSK 7–9
自始至终 zì shǐ zhì zhōng
from start to finish (idiom)
HSK 7–9
Examples from your lessons
- 八点开始上课，我七点就到学校了。 Class starts at eight; I already got to school at seven. Lesson 14
- 跑一个小时。八点开始上班。 One hour. I start work at eight. Lesson 14
- 他七点开始上班，每天工作十个小时。 He starts work at seven and works ten hours every day. 爸爸的一天
- 八点已经开始上课了，他还没到。 Class already started at eight, and he hasn't arrived yet. 没有时间
- 可是我们还没到家，雨就开始下了。 But before we got home, it started raining. 慢一点儿
- 刚开始的时候，老师说的话我很多都听不懂。 At first, I couldn't understand much of what the teacher said. 汉语课
Pictophonetic: woman