Meaning of kāi shǐ:
kāi shǐ
开始
Verb
to begin; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4]
Wǒmen míngtiān jiǔ diǎn zhōng kāishǐ xuéxí.
我们明天九点钟开始学习。
We will begin studying at 9 o'clock tomorrow.
Bǐsài jíjiāng kāishǐ.
比赛即将开始。
The game is about to start.
Bǐsài kāishǐ le.
比赛开始了。
The match has started.
huì yì jiāng zài liǎng diǎn zhōng kāi shǐ.
会议将在两点钟开始。
The meeting will start at two o'clock.
Noun
beginning
Wǒmen zhǔnbèi hǎo hòu jiù kěyǐ kāishǐ bǐsài le.
我们准备好后就可以开始比赛了。
We can begin the competition once we are ready.
