開始

See also: 开始

Chinese

open; operate (vehicle); start begin
trad. (開始) 開 始
simp. (开始) 开 始

Pronunciation


Verb

開始

  1. to start; to begin; to commence
    重新開始/重新开始  ―  chóngxīn kāishǐ  ―  to start again
    從今天開始/从今天开始  ―  cóng jīntiān kāishǐ  ―  starting from today
    倒計時現在開始!/倒计时现在开始!  ―  Dàojìshí xiànzài kāishǐ!  ―  The countdown starts now!
    球賽一開始,他以一球打開局面。 [MSC, trad.]
    球赛一开始,他以一球打开局面。 [MSC, simp.]
    Qiúsài yī kāishǐ, tā yǐ yī qiú dǎkāi júmiàn. [Pinyin]
    He hit the ground running with a goal just as the game started.
    這部電視劇太好看了!我已經開始四刷了! [MSC, trad.]
    这部电视剧太好看了!我已经开始四刷了! [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè bù diànshìjù tài hǎokàn le! Wǒ yǐjīng kāishǐ sì shuā le! [Pinyin]
    This television drama is so good! I have already begun to watch through it for the fourth time!

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Noun

開始

  1. start; beginning; commencement
    一個好的開始是成功的一半。 [MSC, trad.]
    一个好的开始是成功的一半。 [MSC, simp.]
    Yī ge hǎo de kāishǐ shì chénggōng de yībàn. [Pinyin]
    Well begun is half done.
    人生永遠沒有太晚的開始。 [MSC, trad.]
    人生永远没有太晚的开始。 [MSC, simp.]
    Rénshēng yǒngyuǎn méiyǒu tài wǎn de kāishǐ. [Pinyin]
    No beginning has ever been proved to be too late.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
開 始
かい
Grade: 3
し
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

開(かい)始(し) • (kaishi) 

  1. start; beginning; initiation

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Verb

開(かい)始(し)する • (kaishi suru) transitive suru (stem 開(かい)始(し)し (kaishi shi), past 開(かい)始(し)した (kaishi shita))

  1. to start; to begin; to initiate
    • 1940, 岸田國士, けむり(ラヂオ物語):
      翌日(よくじつ)は、もう、測量班(そくりょうはん)が作業(さぎょう)を開始(かいし)します。
      Yokujitsu wa, mō, sokuryō-han ga sagyō o kaishi shimasu.
      The surveying team is already starting work the next day.

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References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
開始

Noun

開始 • (gaesi) (hangeul 개시)

  1. Hanja form? of 개시 (“start, beginning”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
開始

Verb

開始

  1. chữ Hán form of khai thuỷ (“to start, to begin”).
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