HSK Guide

开始開始 kāishǐ从头起;着手进行

kāishǐ (first tone, high and level)kai1shi3

繁体: 開始

从头起;着手进行

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义项

  1. 从头起;着手进行

    To start. It can stand alone (电影开始了) or introduce the activity that begins (开始上课, 开始学习汉语), in which case a second verb follows it directly.

    verb
  2. 开头的阶段

    noun

字形拆解

  • kāi (first tone, high and level)

    to open; to turn on, to switch on; to start, to begin; to drive (a vehicle); to hold (a meeting)

例句

  • 我们八点开始上课。我們八點開始上課。Wǒmen (third tone, dipping) (first tone, high and level) diǎn (third tone, dipping) kāishǐ (first tone, high and level) shàng (fourth tone, falling) kè. (fourth tone, falling)···

    Our class starts at eight.

  • 电影已经开始了。電影已經開始了。Diànyǐng (fourth tone, falling) yǐjīng (third tone, dipping) kāishǐ (first tone, high and level) le. (neutral tone)···

    The film has already started.

常见错误

  • 不太对我开始了学习汉语。

    正确我开始学习汉语了。

    了 does not squeeze in between 开始 and the verb it introduces. It goes at the end of the sentence, where it reports the change of situation.