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开始 /kāishǐ/ meaning in English

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开始 /kāishǐ/ verb

begin(to start, to initiate or take the first step into something)
verb
[UK: bɪ.ˈɡɪn] [US: bɪ.ˈɡɪn]

commence [commenced, commencing, commences](begin, start)
verb
[UK: kə.ˈmens] [US: kə.ˈmens]

start [started, starting, starts](to begin)
verb
[UK: stɑːt] [US: ˈstɑːrt]

开始 /kāishǐ/ noun

beginning [beginnings](act of doing that which begins anything)
noun
[UK: bɪ.ˈɡɪn.ɪŋ] [US: bɪ.ˈɡɪn.ɪŋ]

outset(initial stage of something)
noun
[UK: ˈaʊt.set] [US: ˈaʊt.ˌset]

start [starts](beginning of an activity)
noun
[UK: stɑːt] [US: ˈstɑːrt]