始发 shǐfā depart Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (2) All meanings 5 shǐfā depart originate 5 sentences 他刚开始发蒙读书。 tā gāng kāishǐ fāméng dúshū. He has just begun his primary education. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary我的皮肤真的开始发痒了。 wǒ de pífū zhēnde kāishǐ fāyǎng le. My skin is really starting to itch. Source: OpenSubtitles他见到老虎,心里就开始发怂。 tā jiàndào lǎohǔ, xīnli jiù kāishǐ fāsǒng. When he saw the tiger, he started to lose his nerve. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他最近工作压力大,开始发胖了。 tā zuìjìn gōngzuò yālì dà, kāishǐ fāpàng le. He has been under a lot of pressure at work lately and has started to gain weight. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary这个孩子才刚开始发蒙读书,还不识字。 zhège háizi cái gāng kāishǐ fāméng dúshū, hái bù shízì. The child has just started school and is not yet literate. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary