# 开始 (kāishǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 开始 (kāishǐ) means “to begin; to start”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to begin; to start
- Pinyin: kāishǐ (kai1 shi3)
- Traditional: 開始
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 2

## Examples

- 电影晚上八点钟开始。
  Diànyǐng wǎnshang bā diǎn zhōng kāishǐ.
  The movie begins at eight o'clock in the evening.

## Characters

- [开](https://hanziro.com/word/kai-open/) (kāi): to open; to turn on
- 始 (shǐ): to begin; to start

https://hanziro.com/word/kai-shi-begin/

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