开始 kāishǐ HSK 2
Verbs

开始 — to start, to begin; beginning

Stroke order
Example sentences
电影 diànyǐng 几点 jǐ diǎn 开始 kāishǐ
What time does the movie start?
我们 wǒ men 开始 kāi shǐ
Let's begin.
我们 wǒmen 开始 kāishǐ 上课 shàng kè 吧 ba
Let's start class
开始 kāi shǐ 学习 xué xí 中文 Zhōngwén
Start studying Chinese.
Grammar note

Verb or noun. Often used in the structure "开始 + verb" (开始学习, "start studying").

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Words from the sentences
电影 diànyǐng movie; cinema 我们 wǒmen we 上课 shàngkè to attend class 吧 ba modal particle (suggestion, assumption or agreement) 学习 xuéxí to study; to learn 中文 Zhōngwén Chinese language
HSK2 categories
Adjectives (9) Communication (6) Daily Life (33) Education (11) Family (4) Feelings (7) Food & Drink (8) Grammar (26) Nature (5) Numbers (4) Particles (2) People (7) Places (9) Positions (18) Pronouns (1) Time (7) Transport (8) Verbs (32)
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