開始

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See also: 开始

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Verb

開始

  1. to start; to begin; to commence
    重新開始重新开始  ―  chóngxīn kāishǐ  ―  to start again
    今天開始今天开始  ―  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!
    球賽開始打開局面 [MSC, trad.]
    球赛开始打开局面 [MSC, simp.]
    Qiúsài yī kāishǐ, tā yǐ yī qiú dǎkāi júmiàn.
    He hit the ground running with a goal just as the game started.
    電視劇好看已經開始 [MSC, trad.]
    电视剧好看已经开始 [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!

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Noun

開始

  1. start; beginning; commencement
    開始成功一半 [MSC, trad.]
    开始成功一半 [MSC, simp.]
    Yī ge hǎo de kāishǐ shì chénggōng de yībàn.
    Well begun is half done.
    人生永遠沒有開始 [MSC, trad.]
    人生永远没有开始 [MSC, simp.]
    Rénshēng yǒngyuǎn méiyǒu tài wǎn de kāishǐ.
    No beginning has ever been proved to be too late.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: 3

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(かい)() (kaishi

  1. 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)

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Verb

(かい)()する (kaishi surutransitive or intransitive suru (stem (かい)() (kaishi shi), past (かい)()した (kaishi shita))

  1. to start; to begin; to initiate

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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

Hanja in this term

Noun

開始 (gaesi) (hangeul 개시)

  1. hanja form? of 개시 (start, beginning)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

開始

  1. chữ Hán form of khai thuỷ (to start, to begin).