Vocabulary

开始

[ kāi shǐ ]

Elementary Level(Band 3)

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[ kāi ] [ shǐ ]
Translation

to begin

Phrase

1. 我开始发胖了。

[ wǒ kāi shǐ fā pàng le 。 ]

I have been putting on weight.

2. 我必须开始做健身运动了。

[ wǒ bì xū kāi shǐ zuò jiàn shēn yùn dòng le 。 ]

I've got to start working out.

3. 戏随时都有可能开始。

[ xì suí shí dōu yǒu kě néng kāi shǐ 。 ]

The play may begin at any moment.

4. 一旦开始,你就得继续。

[ yī dàn kāi shǐ , nǐ jiù dé jì xù 。 ]

Once you begin,you must continue.

5. 医生开始给那个男孩动手术。

[ yī shēng kāi shǐ gěi nà gè nán hái dòng shǒu shù 。 ]

The doctor began to operate on the boy.

6. 考试结束了,我们开始放假。

[ kǎo shì jié shù le , wǒ mén kāi shǐ fàng jià 。 ]

The test finished. We began our holiday.