🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

开始

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kāishǐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Start/stɑːrt/
verbnounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"在比赛开始时,所有的跑步者都很兴奋。"

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To begin or commence an action or event.

    "She decided to start her own business after years of working for others."
As noun
  1. 1

    The point in time or space at which something begins.

    "At the start of the race, all the runners were excited."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'start' originates from the Old English 'styrtan', meaning 'to leap up' or 'to jump up', which evolved through Middle English into its current form. The meaning has shifted over time to encompass the initiation of actions or processes.

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