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始 shǐ

to begin, to start; beginning

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 2
Radical
女
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 女台 ⿰女台

Memory hint: woman

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  1. 电影已经开始了。
    Diànyǐng yǐjīng kāishǐ le.
    The movie has already started.
    movie already start (particle)
  2. 课几点开始？
    Kè jǐ diǎn kāishǐ?
    What time does class start?
    class what-time start (question)
  3. 我们开始吧。
    Wǒmen kāishǐ ba.
    Let's begin.
    we start (suggestion)
  4. 会议还没有开始。
    Huìyì hái méiyǒu kāishǐ.
    The meeting hasn't started yet.
    meeting still not-have start
  5. 从明天开始，我要每天锻炼。
    Cóng míngtiān kāishǐ, wǒ yào měitiān duànliàn.
    Starting tomorrow, I'm going to exercise every day.
    from tomorrow start, i want every-day exercise

Words with 始 (3)