开始

• 拼音: kāi shǐ
• 汉字拆解: 开 = simplified from 開, meaning to open; 始 = 女 (woman) + 台 (platform, phonetic), meaning beginning or origin

含义

To begin; to start; beginning. The point at which something commences or the act of commencing.

One of the most common verbs in Chinese. Functions as both a verb (to begin) and a noun (the beginning). Can be followed by a verb phrase: 开始学习 (start studying). Common expressions include 从...开始 (starting from...) and 一开始 (at first, in the beginning).

例句

1. 电影九点开始。
2. 一开始我不太习惯，后来就好了。
3. 我们开始上课吧。

用法指南

语境: everyday, time, activities

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 会议几点开始？(What time does the meeting start?)
• 我从今天开始学中文。(I start learning Chinese from today.)

错误说法

• 我开始了三年学中文。(Don't insert a time duration between 开始 and the action — say 我开始学中文三年了 or 我三年前开始学中文.)

起源与历史

Compound of 开 (to open) and 始 (to begin, origin). Together: 'to open the beginning' — to commence something.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal