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Chinese
Pronunciation
Verb
開始
- to start; to begin; to commence
- 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! [MSC, trad.]
倒计时现在开始! [MSC, simp.]- Dàojìshí xiànzài kāishǐ!
- The countdown starts now!
球賽一開始,他以一球打開局面。 [MSC, trad.]
球赛一开始,他以一球打开局面。 [MSC, simp.]- Qiúsài yī kāishǐ, tā yǐ yī qiú dǎkāi júmiàn.
- He hit the ground running with a goal just as the game started.
這部電視劇太好看了!我已經開始四刷了! [MSC, trad.]
这部电视剧太好看了!我已经开始四刷了! [MSC, simp.]- Zhè bù diànshìjù tài hǎokàn le! Wǒ yǐjīng kāishǐ sì shuā le!
- This television drama is so good! I have already begun to watch through it for the fourth time!
Synonyms
- 伊始 (yīshǐ) (literary)
- 權輿/权舆 (quányú) (literary)
- 發端/发端 (fāduān)
- 發軔/发轫 (fārèn) (literary)
- 肇始 (zhàoshǐ) (literary)
- 肇端 (zhàoduān) (literary)
- 萌 (literary, or in compounds)
- 起始 (qǐshǐ)
- 起手 (Cantonese, Eastern Min)
- 起頭/起头 (qǐtóu)
- 開首/开首 (kāishǒu) (Beijing Mandarin)
Antonyms
Noun
開始
- start; beginning; commencement
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.
- Well begun is half done.
人生永遠沒有太晚的開始。 [MSC, trad.]
人生永远没有太晚的开始。 [MSC, simp.]- Rénshēng yǒngyuǎn méiyǒu tài wǎn de kāishǐ.
- No beginning has ever been proved to be too late.
Synonyms
- 伊始 (yīshǐ) (literary)
- 序幕 (xùmù) (figurative)
- 發端/发端 (fāduān)
- 肇端 (zhàoduān) (literary)
- 萌 (literary)
- 起始 (qǐshǐ)
- 起頭/起头 (qǐtóu)
- 起頭先/起头先 (kī-tàu-sĕng) (Eastern Min)
- 開端/开端 (kāiduān)
- 開頭/开头 (kāitóu)
- 首端 (shǒuduān)
Derived terms
Further reading
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
開始 • (kaishi)
- start; beginning; initiation
- Synonyms: 到来 (tōrai), 着手 (chakushu)
- Antonyms: 終了 (shūryō), 終結 (shūketsu), 完了 (kanryō)
- Hyponyms: 起工 (kikō, “starting construction”), 着工 (chakkō, “starting construction”)
Derived terms
Verb
開始する • (kaishi suru) transitive or intransitive suru (stem 開始し (kaishi shi), past 開始した (kaishi shita))
- to start; to begin; to initiate
- 1940, 岸田國士, けむり(ラヂオ物語):
- 翌日は、もう、測量班が作業を開始します。
- Yokujitsu wa, mō, sokuryō-han ga sagyō o kaishi shimasu.
- The surveying team is already starting work the next day.
Conjugation
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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開始し
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かいしし
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kaishi shi
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Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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開始し
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かいしし
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kaishi shi
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Shūshikei ("terminal")
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開始する
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かいしする
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kaishi suru
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Rentaikei ("attributive")
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開始する
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かいしする
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kaishi suru
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Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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開始すれ
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かいしすれ
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kaishi sure
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Meireikei ("imperative")
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開始せよ¹ 開始しろ²
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かいしせよ¹ かいししろ²
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kaishi seyo¹ kaishi shiro²
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Key constructions
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Passive
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開始される
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かいしされる
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kaishi sareru
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Causative
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開始させる 開始さす
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かいしさせる かいしさす
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kaishi saseru kaishi sasu
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Potential
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開始できる
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かいしできる
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kaishi dekiru
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Volitional
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開始しよう
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かいししよう
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kaishi shiyō
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Negative
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開始しない
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かいししない
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kaishi shinai
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Negative continuative
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開始せず
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かいしせず
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kaishi sezu
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Formal
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開始します
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かいしします
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kaishi shimasu
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Perfective
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開始した
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かいしした
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kaishi shita
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Conjunctive
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開始して
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かいしして
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kaishi shite
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Hypothetical conditional
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開始すれば
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かいしすれば
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kaishi sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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Synonyms
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Korean
Noun
開始 • (gaesi) (hangeul 개시)
- hanja form? of 개시 (“start, beginning”)
Vietnamese
Verb
開始
- chữ Hán form of khai thuỷ (“to start, to begin”).