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    Expressing "to start" with 开始 (kāishǐ)

    Actions & Events
    Sequence & Order

    Structure

    Subject + 开始 + Verb/Verb Phrase

    Explanation

    开始 (kāishǐ) means "to start" or "to begin." It can function as both a verb and a noun. As a verb, it indicates the initiation of an action or process, and is often followed by another verb describing what is beginning.

    Examples

    • 电影马上就要开始了，快坐好。

      Diànyǐng mǎshàng jiù yào kāishǐ le, kuài zuò hǎo.

      The movie is about to start, sit down quickly.

    • 我打算明年开始学日语。

      Wǒ dǎsuàn míngnián kāishǐ xué Rìyǔ.

      I plan to start learning Japanese next year.

    • 雨停了，太阳开始出来了。

      Yǔ tíng le, tàiyáng kāishǐ chūlái le.

      The rain has stopped, and the sun is starting to come out.

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