始 meaning and pronunciation

始
Simplified/traditional character

始 English definition

shǐ
  • to begin
  • to start
  • then
  • only then

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 乨 : archaic variant of 始[shi3];
  • 使 : to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger;
  • 史 : history; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China;
  • 宩 : 屚
  • 屎 : stool; feces; ear wax; nasal mucus;
  • 矢 : arrow; dart; straight; to vow; to swear; old variant of 屎[shi3];
  • 豕 : hog; swine;
  • 驶 : to gallop; speedily; to proceed to; to pilot (ship, plane etc); to sail;

Sentences examples with 始

  • 先生，请问您什么时候开始点菜？
    Xiānshēng, qǐngwèn nín shénme shíhòu kāishǐ diǎn cài?
  • 我们从第十课开始学习。
    Wǒmen cóng dì shí kè kāishǐ xuéxí.
  • （学汉字）开始可能会觉得有点难。
    (Xué hànzì) kāishǐ kěnéng huì juédé yǒudiǎn nán.
  • 春天是一年的开始。
    Chūntiān shì yī nián de kāishǐ.
  • 同学们，下面我们开始做练习。
    Tóngxuémen, xiàmiàn wǒmen kāishǐ zuò liànxí.

Words containing 始, by HSK level

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