How to Say ‘To start; beginning’ in Traditional Chinese
開始
kāi shǐ
[kai-shrr]
💬 Usage Tip: [開始] can be a verb, "to start," and it can go straight before another verb: [開始登機] "start boarding." You can reuse that pattern with many actions, like [開始吃] "start eating."
Phrase Breakdown
開始
kāi shǐ
[kai-shrr]
start; begin
A verb meaning to start or begin. At the gate, it is often used for boarding starting.
登機現在開始。
Boarding starts now.
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