始
shǐ
Meaning
to begin; to start; then; only then
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Characters
Examples
她九点开始工作。
Tā jiǔ diǎn kāi shǐ gōng zuò.
She works from nine.
历史课九点开始。
Lì shǐ kè jiǔ diǎn kāi shǐ.
The history class starts at nine.
Words with this character
开始 kāi shǐ to begin始终 shǐ zhōng from beginning to end原始 yuán shǐ first创始人 chuàng shǐ rén creator自始至终 zì shǐ zhì zhōng from start to finish始建 shǐ jiàn to start building固始 Gù shǐ see 固始县 Gù shǐ Xiàn建始 Jiàn shǐ see 建始县 Jiàn shǐ Xiàn始兴 Shǐ xīng see 始兴县 Shǐ xīng Xiàn倡始 chàng shǐ to initiate初始 chū shǐ initial创始 chuàng shǐ to initiate更始 gēng shǐ to make a new start起始 qǐ shǐ to begin始点 shǐ diǎn starting point始发 shǐ fā to set off始末 shǐ mò whole story始祖 shǐ zǔ primogenitor未始 wèi shǐ not necessarily旬始 xún shǐ comet from Saturn, traditionally described as yellow伊始 yī shǐ outset肇始 zhào shǐ to initiate自始 zì shǐ from the outset