"始" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Decomp. 女厶口
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Mandarin shǐ
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Pinyin shi3
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VIR
女戈口
Sijiao 4346.0
Wubi VCKG
CNS 11643 1-4C6E
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 shǐ to begin / to start / then / only then
Results beginning with 始
 shǐ zhōng from beginning to end / all along
 shǐ fā (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey) / to start (being issued or circulated) / to start (happening) / originating
 shǐ mò whole story / the ins and outs
 shǐ zǔ primogenitor / founder of a school or trade
 shǐ jiàn to start building
 shǐ diǎn starting point / initial point
 Shǐ xīng Shixing County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong
 shǐ zǔ niǎo Archaeopteryx
 shǐ è mù eosuchia
 Shǐ xīng Xiàn Shixing County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong
 shǐ xīn jì Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)
 Shǐ xīn shì Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)
 shǐ xīn tǒng Eocene system (geology)
 shǐ yè shì school opening ceremony (to mark the start of a semester) (Tw)
 shǐ zuò yǒng zhě lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom) / fig. the originator of an evil practice
 shǐ zhōng rú yī unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
 shǐ zhōng bù yú unswerving / unflinching
 shǐ liào wèi jí not expected at the outset (idiom) / unforeseen / to be surprised by the turn of events
Approximate Results for 始
 kāi shǐ to begin / beginning / to start / initial / CL:個|个[ge4]
 yuán shǐ first / original / primitive / original (document etc)
 chū shǐ initial / starting (point)
 qǐ shǐ to originate
 yī shǐ outset / beginning
 chuàng shǐ to initiate / to found
 wèi shǐ not necessarily / may not turn out to be / maybe not
 gēng shǐ to make a new start / to regenerate
 zhào shǐ to initiate / to start / the start
 chàng shǐ to initiate
 Gù shǐ Gushi county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
 Jiàn shǐ Jianshi County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei
 xún shǐ comet from Saturn, traditionally described as yellow / evil omen
 zì shǐ from the outset / ab initio
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 chuàng shǐ rén creator / founder / initiator
 chū shǐ huà (computing) to initialize / initialization
 qǐ shǐ diǎn initial point
 chuàng shǐ zhě creator / initiator
  line begins
  setting-out party
 gù shǐ hàn Güshi
 Gù shǐ xiàn Gushi county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
 Jiàn shǐ xiàn Jianshi County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei
 kāi shǐ rì D-day
 Qín Shǐ huáng Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor
 qǐ shǐ qū base area
 qǐ shǐ wù initiator
线 qǐ shǐ xiàn start line
 yuán shǐ lín old growth forest / primary forest / original forest cover
 yuán shǐ mǎ source code (computing) (Tw, HK)
 zì shǐ zhì zhōng from start to finish (idiom)
 cóng líng kāi shǐ to start from scratch
 zhōu ér fù shǐ lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom) / to move in circles / the wheel comes full circle
 yuán shǐ shè huì primitive society
 Qín Shǐ huáng líng the tomb of the first emperor at Mt Li 驪山|骊山[Li2 shan1] near Xi'an (awaits excavation)
 yuán shǐ shù jù raw data
 yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom) / to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish.
 shàn shǐ shàn zhōng where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom) / to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish.
 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng to start but not finish (idiom) / to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span
 bào běn fǎn shǐ ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
 yī yuán fù shǐ a new year begins (idiom)
  initial alert
  initial report
  setting-out lane
 chóng xīn kāi shǐ to resume / to restart / to start afresh
 chū shǐ shì chá initial inspection / baseline inspection
 chū shǐ xuān bù Initial Declaration
 guàn chè shǐ zhōng to follow through / to carry through to the end
 kāi shǐ bǐ sài to start a match / to kick off
 kāi shǐ yíng yè to start trading / to open for business
 kāi shǐ yǐ qián before the beginning (of sth)
 Qín Shǐ Huáng dì the First Emperor 259-210 BC
 qǐ shǐ xiàng mù starter project
 yóu shǐ zhì zhōng cradle to grave
 yuán shǐ tǔ rǎng primary soil
 yuán shǐ yīn pín raw audio
 yuán shǐ zī běn seed capital / seed money
 zhì shǐ zhì zhōng from start to finish
 zhōng ér fù shǐ lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom) / the wheel comes full circle
  raw radiance
  base tape
 kāi shǐ shēng xiào rì entry-into-force day
 Mó dēng Yuán shǐ rén The Flintstones (TV Series)
 Qín Shǐ Huáng dì líng the mausoleum of the First Emperor near Xi'an
 qǐ shǐ chū kǒu guó original exporting State
 yuán shǐ juān zhù zhě back donor
  balance of primary incomes
  Seed Capital Fund
  Poverty Reduction Begins with Children
 chū shǐ yùn zuò néng lì initial operating capability
 yuán shǐ rè dài yǔ lín virgin tropical rainforest
  Primary Data Users Station / primary data receiving station
 yuán shǐ shè bèi zhì zào shāng original equipment manufacturer
  allocation of primary income account
  Convention relative to the Opening of Hostilities
 qiān lǐ zhī xíng , shǐ yú zú xià lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step / fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one
  pensionable age
  Inaugural Conference for a Pact on Stability in Europe
  Experimental Reimbursable Seeding Operations Trust Fund / ERSO Trust Fund
  Convention relating to the Status of Enemy Merchant Ships at the Outbreak of Hostilities
  tasking cycle
  Tokyo Workshop on Pioneer Projects on the Integration of Emerging and Traditional Technologies
  commercial lead time
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