Mandarin Word of the Day
开始
/kai-SHI/ • verb — 26th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to begin; to start
Examples
- 我们什么时候开始？
(When do we start?) - 电影马上开始了，请大家就座。
(The movie is about to start; please take your seats.) - 她开始跑步了，现在每天早上都跑三公里。
(She started running; now she runs three kilometers every morning.)
Synonyms
- 起始
- 开端
- 着手
开始 is used to mark the beginning of an action or event. It often appears before another verb (开始 + verb) to mean 'begin to do something' or with 了 to indicate the action has started (开始了). You can also use phrases like 一开始 (at the beginning) or 从...开始 (start from...).
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