Traditional: 開始
开始 (kāi shǐ) means “to begin; beginning; to start; initial”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese word (traditional 開始) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Measure word: 个
Practice each character:
我们开始上课。
Wǒmen kāishǐ shàngkè.
We start class.
Updated: 2026-05-27