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开始

Traditional: 開始

kāi shǐ

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

How to write 开始

Practice each character:

开

Example

我们开始上课。

Wǒmen kāishǐ shàngkè.

We start class.

More HSK 2 vocabulary

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白báisurname Bai百bǎisurname Bai帮助bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist报纸bào zhǐnewspaper; newsprint比bǐBelgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利时别biésurname Bie宾馆bīn guǎnguesthouse; lodge; hotel长chánglength; long; forever; always; constantly唱歌chàng gēto sing a song出chūto go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc穿chuānto wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread次cìnext in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time

Frequently asked questions

What does 开始 mean?
开始 (kāi shǐ) means “to begin; beginning; to start; initial”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 开始 pronounced?
开始 is pronounced “kāi shǐ” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 开始?
开始 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Updated: 2026-05-27