起始
qǐ​shǐ

to begin

qǐ​shǐ to begin
  1. 起 qǐ particleverb
    to start
    to begin; to launch; to initiate; starting from (a time, place, or amount)
  2. 始 shǐ verb
    to begin
    (bound form) to begin; to start; to initiate

qǐ​shǐ originally
  1. 起 qǐ particleverb
    to start
    to begin; to launch; to initiate; starting from (a time, place, or amount)
  2. 始 shǐ
    originally
    (literary) originally; at first; initially

qǐ​shǐ initial
  1. 起 qǐ particleverb
    to start
    to begin; to launch; to initiate; starting from (a time, place, or amount)
  2. 始 shǐ adjective
    initial
    (bound form) earliest; first; initial