How common it is
开始 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say kāishǐ slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“开始”用来表示事情的起点或过程的初始阶段。
kāishǐ láiyòng bǎogěng shìqíng de qīngdiǎn huò guòchéng de chūshǐ jiēdāo。
"开始"用来表示事情的起点或过程的初始阶段。
Context note
“开始”常用于日常生活中的各种活动，如学习、工作和运动等。
kāishǐ cháng yòng yú rìjīn shēnghuó zhōng de zhènggè huódòng, rú xuéxí、gōngzuò hé yùndòng děng。
"开始"常用于日常生活中的各种活动，如学习、工作和运动等。
5 examples
今天早上我开始跑步了。
jīn tiān zǎo shàng wǒ kāi shǐ pǎo bù le。
This morning I started running.
妈妈让我开始做作业。
mā ma ràng wǒ kāi shǐ zuò zuò yè。
Mom asked me to start doing homework.
我们从今天开始学习新课程。
wǒ men cóng jīn tiān kāi shǐ xué xí xīn kè chéng。
We will start learning new courses from today.
他每天早上开始读书。
tā měi tiān zǎo shàng kāi shǐ dú shū。
He starts reading every morning.
会议将在明天开始。
huì yì jiāng zài míng tiān kāi shǐ。
The meeting will start tomorrow.
5 mini stories
今天天气很好，我们开始去公园散步。
jīn tiān tiān qì hěn hǎo， wǒ men kāi shǐ qù gōng yuán sàn bù。
The weather is very good today, so we started going for a walk in the park.
妈妈说每天早上要开始锻炼身体。
mā ma shuō měi tiān zǎo shàng yào kāi shǐ duàn liàn shēn tǐ。
Mom says that every morning you should start exercising.
我们从今天开始学习画画。
wǒ men cóng jīn tiān kāi shǐ xué xí huà huà。
We will start learning to draw from today.
他每天早上开始读书，读了一个小时。
tā měi tiān zǎo shàng kāi shǐ dú shū， dú le yí gè xiǎo shí。
He starts reading every morning and reads for an hour.
会议将在明天开始，我们今天要准备一下。
huì yì jiāng zài míng tiān kāi shǐ， wǒ men jīn tiān yào zhǔn bèi yí xià。
The meeting will start tomorrow, so we need to prepare today.