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開始

kāishǐ

Novice Level 2 ★ Core word
Process verbNoun

開始 (kāishǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “to begin”. It sits at TOCFL Level 2 (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to begin
  2. beginning
  3. to start
  4. initial

Stroke order

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Example

電影開始了。

The movie has started.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).