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开始
開始
kāishǐ
1.
to begin
2.
beginning
3.
to start
4.
initial
5.
CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
HSK 2
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (4)
Example Sentences (10)
年轻人刚开始工作的时候，不要太急着赚钱，不要眼睛里只有工资和奖金。
Niánqīng rén gāng kāishǐ gōngzuò de shíhou, bú yào tài jí zhe zhuàn qián, bú yào yǎnjing lǐ zhǐ yǒu gōngzī hé jiǎngjīn.
When young people first start working, they shouldn't be too eager to make money; they shouldn't focus only on salary and bonuses.
Text 5
您从几岁开始学习跳舞？
Nín cóng jǐ suì kāishǐ xuéxí tiàowǔ?
At what age did you start learning to dance?
Text 2
开始有点儿不习惯，后来就慢慢适应了，最近我还交了一个中国朋友。
Kāishǐ yǒu diǎnr bù xíguàn, hòulái jiù mànmàn shìyìng le, zuìjìn wǒ hái jiāo le yí gè Zhōngguó péngyou.
At first I wasn't quite used to it, then I gradually got used to it, and recently I even made a Chinese friend.
Text 1
记得我女儿小时候，带她去医院打针，刚开始，她害怕得要哭，我就小声地和护士说我女儿很勇敢，一点儿也不怕打针，女儿听了以后马上就不哭了。
Jìde wǒ nǚ'ér xiǎoshíhòu, dài tā qù yīyuàn dǎzhēn, gāng kāishǐ, tā hàipà de yào kū, wǒ jiù xiǎoshēng de hé hùshì shuō wǒ nǚ'ér hěn yǒnggǎn, yìdiǎnr yě bú pà dǎzhēn, nǚ'ér tīngle yǐhòu mǎshàng jiù bù kū le.
I remember when my daughter was little, I took her to the hospital for a shot. At first, she was so scared she was about to cry. I quietly told the nurse that my daughter was very brave and not afraid of shots at all. After my daughter heard that, she stopped crying right away.
Text 3
比赛马上就要开始了，小云怎么还没来？
Bǐsài mǎshàng jiù yào kāishǐ le, Xiǎoyún zěnme hái méi lái?
The match is about to start; why hasn't Xiaoyun arrived yet?
Text 2
所以，房子还没到期，马克就开始着急换房子了。
Suǒyǐ, fángzi hái méi dàoqī, Mǎkè jiù kāishǐ zháojí huàn fángzi le.
So, the lease isn't up yet, and Mark has already started getting anxious to move.
Text 4
长时间坐在电脑前面工作，眼睛很容易累。最好是每过一小时就休息休息，然后再开始工作。
Cháng shíjiān zuò zài diànnǎo qiánmiàn gōngzuò, yǎnjing hěn róngyì lèi. Zuì hǎo shì měi guò yī xiǎoshí jiù xiūxi xiūxi, ránhòu zài kāishǐ gōngzuò.
Working in front of a computer for a long time makes your eyes tire easily. It's best to take a break every hour, then start working again.
Text 3
现在的人们，尤其是大学生开始普遍使用电脑，他们的生活已经离不开电脑。据调查，70%的人遇到问题时，首先想到的就是上网找答案。
Xiànzài de rénmen, yóuqí shì dàxuéshēng kāishǐ pǔbiàn shǐyòng diànnǎo, tāmen de shēnghuó yǐjīng lí bù kāi diànnǎo. Jù diàochá, 70% de rén yùdào wèntí shí, shǒuxiān xiǎngdào de jiù shì shàngwǎng zhǎo dá'àn.
People today, especially college students, have begun to use computers widely, and their lives already cannot do without computers. According to a survey, when 70% of people encounter a problem, the first thing they think of is to go online to find the answer.
Text 2
听说她毕业后放弃了律师的工作，开始专门写小说，没想到她竟然成功了。
Tīngshuō tā bìyè hòu fàngqì le lǜshī de gōngzuò, kāishǐ zhuānmén xiě xiǎoshuō, méi xiǎngdào tā jìngrán chénggōng le.
I heard that after she graduated, she gave up her job as a lawyer and started writing novels full-time. Unexpectedly, she actually succeeded.
Text 3
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