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開始 (hoi1 ci2) — to start; "get ready to start" (eg: said at the start of an exam) | [粵]: also 開頭 in Cantonese

hoiˉ¹開ciˊ²始
简 开始
Mandarin Pinyin: kai1 shi3

Meaning of 開始

nounto start; "get ready to start" (eg: said at the start of an exam) | [粵]: also 開頭

Example Sentences with 開始

他的名聲已經開始傳開傳了。
His reputation has already begun to spread.
我已經寫明係七點鐘開始嘅。
I've already clearly put into writing that it starts at 7 o'clock.
隻狗好似嗅到乜味道噉，開始大聲吠
The dog seems to have sniffed and picked up some scent and started to bark.
我想學好講嘢先。當我講得好嘅時候，就會開始學寫。而家，我只係想留到最後先至學寫。
I want to learn to speak first . When I can speak well, then I'll learn to write. For now, I just want to leave the writing until last.
我哋開始懷疑佢有可能係我哋搵緊嗰個殺人狂
We're starting to suspect that he's probably the homicidal maniac we're looking for.
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Characters in 開始

開hoi1
depart; leave; start
始ci2
only then;

Words Containing 開始

重新開始cung4 san1 hoi1 ci2
resume, restart
從頭開始cung4 tau4 hoi1 ci2
to start from the beginning; to start over
開始以前hoi1 ci2 ji5 cin4
before the beginning (of sth)

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