開始 kāishǐ HSK3 to start Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents kāishǐ to start 开 開 kāi verb to start to begin; to start; to set in motion; to initiate (an action, term, or schedule)始 shǐ verb to begin (bound form) to begin; to start; to initiatekāishǐ beginning 开 開 kāi verb to start to begin; to start; to set in motion; to initiate (an action, term, or schedule)始 shǐ nounadverb beginning (bound form) the beginning; the start; the origin