Verbto begin

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Practice writing 开始 (kāi shǐ) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

开始 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 开始 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 开始 with other words naturally.
Verb + Complementwith
kāi
shǐ
zǎo
neutral
start early
Adjective + Nounwith
xīn
de
kāi
shǐ
neutral
new beginning
Verb + Objectwith工作
kāi
shǐ
gōng
zuò
neutral
start work
Adverb + Verbwith马上
shàng
kāi
shǐ
neutral
start immediately

Example Sentences with 开始

men
kāi
shǐ
xué
ba
Let's start learning.
huì
shàng
yào
kāi
shǐ
le
The meeting is about to begin.
shén
me
shí
hòu
kāi
shǐ
gōng
zuò
When do you start work?
diàn
yǐng
wǎn
shàng
diǎn
kāi
shǐ
The movie starts at 7 p.m.
hái
méi
kāi
shǐ
xiě
zuò
He hasn't started his homework yet.
men
kāi
shǐ
chī
fàn
ba
cài
liáng
le
Let's start eating, the food is getting cold.
cóng
míng
tiān
kāi
shǐ
yào
měi
tiān
duàn
liàn
shēn
Starting from tomorrow, I will exercise every day.
cóng
jīn
tiān
kāi
shǐ
yào
xué
zhōng
wén
Starting from today, I will learn Chinese.