開始

See also: 开始

Chinese

open; operate (vehicle); start begin
trad. (開始) 開 始
simp. (开始) 开 始

Pronunciation

Verb

開始

  1. to start; to begin
    重新開始 / 重新开始  ―  chóngxīn kāishǐ  ―  to start again
    從今天開始 / 从今天开始  ―  cóng jīntiān kāishǐ  ―  starting from today
    倒計時現在開始！ / 倒计时现在开始！  ―  Dàojìshí xiànzài kāishǐ!  ―  The countdown starts now!

Noun

開始

  1. start; beginning
    一個好的開始是成功的一半。 [MSC, trad.]
    一个好的开始是成功的一半。 [MSC, simp.]
    Yī ge hǎo de kāishǐ shì chénggōng de yībàn. [Pinyin]
    Well begun is half done.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
開 始
かい
Grade: 3		 し
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

開始 (hiragana かいし, rōmaji kaishi)

  1. start; beginning; initiation

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Verb

開始する (transitive, hiragana かいしする, rōmaji kaishi suru)

  1. to start; to begin; to initiate
    • 1940, 岸田國士, けむり（ラヂオ物語）:
      翌日 (よくじつ)は、もう、測量班 (そくりょうはん)が作 (さ)業 (ぎょう)を開始 (かいし)します。
      Yokujitsu wa, mō, sokuryō-han ga sagyō o kaishi shimasu.
      The surveying team is already starting work the next day.

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References

  1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
開始

Noun

開始 • (gaesi) (hangeul 개시)

  1. Hanja form? of 개시 (“start, beginning”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
開始

Verb

開始

  1. Hán tự form of khởi sự, “to start, to begin”
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