Word: 开始 (kāishǐ)

星星开始在天空中出现。

Xīngxing kāishǐ zài tiānkōng zhōng chūxiàn.

Stars began to appear in the sky.

春天到了，农民开始在田里耕地。

Chūntiān dàole, nóngmín kāishǐ zài tiánlǐ gēngdì.

Spring has come, and the farmers are starting to plow their fields.

晚会八点开始，你别迟到。

Wǎnhuì bā diǎn kāishǐ, nǐ bié chídào.

The party starts at eight, so don't be late.

晚饭后，她马上开始做作业。

Wǎnfàn hòu, tā mǎshàng kāishǐ zuò zuòyè.

She started doing her homework right after dinner.

暴雨后，堤坝开始漏水了。

Bàoyǔ hòu, dībà kāishǐ lòushuǐ le.

After the heavy rain, the dam started to leak.

暴雨将至，河边已开始警戒。

Bàoyǔ jiāng zhì, hébiān yǐ kāishǐ jǐngjiè.

With heavy rain coming, the riverside has been put on alert.

更糟的是天开始下雨了。

Gèng zāo de shì tiān kāishǐ xiàyǔle.

To make matters worse, it began to rain.

最后一百米，他开始全力冲刺。

Zuìhòu yì bǎimǐ, tā kāishǐ quánlì chōngcì.

In the last hundred metres, he began to sprint with all his strength.

最后一百米，他开始冲刺。

Zuìhòu yì bǎimǐ, tā kāishǐ chōngcì.

In the last hundred metres, he started to sprint.

朋友的话促使我开始每天锻炼。

Péngyou de huà cùshǐ wǒ kāishǐ měitiān duànliàn.

My friend's words spurred me to start exercising every day.

本店即日起开始打折。

Běn diàn jírì qǐ kāishǐ dǎzhé.

Starting today, this shop is offering discounts.

柔道比赛马上就要开始了。

Róudào bǐsài mǎshàng jiùyào kāishǐle.

The judo match is about to begin.

棒球赛季开始了。

Bàngqiú sàijì kāishǐle.

Baseball season has begun.

比赛什么时候开始？

Bǐsài shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

What time will the game start?

汉语班第二期下周开始。

Hànyǔ bān dì'èr qī xiàzhōu kāishǐ.

The second session of the Chinese class starts next week.

江南的梅雨一般在六月开始。

Jiāngnán de méiyǔ yìbān zài liùyuè kāishǐ.

The plum rains in the south of the Yangtze usually begin in June.

法官开始宣读判决结果。

Fǎguān kāishǐ xuāndú pànjué jiéguǒ.

The judge began reading out the verdict.

游戏开始变得有趣。

Yóuxì kāishǐ biànde yǒuqù.

The game is becoming more engaging.

演习开始前，请先关好门窗。

Yǎnxí kāishǐ qián, qǐng xiān guān hǎo ménchuāng.

Before the drill begins, please close the doors and windows.

演出什么时候开始？

Yǎnchū shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

What time does the play begin?

演讲开始，鄙人先说几句。

Yǎnjiǎng kāishǐ, bǐrén xiān shuō jǐ jù.

As the speech begins, allow me to say a few words first.

火箭发射前，大家开始倒计时。

Huǒjiàn fāshè qián, dàjiā kāishǐ dàojìshí.

Before the rocket launch, everyone began to count down.

爸爸死后，他就开始照顾妈妈。

Bàba sǐ hòu, tā jiù kāishǐ zhàogu māma.

He cared for his mother after his father died.

爸爸退休后开始练健美了。

Bàba tuìxiū hòu kāishǐ liàn jiànměile.

After retiring, my dad started doing bodybuilding exercises.

现在你开始热起来了。

Xiànzài nǐ kāishǐ rè qǐlaile.

You're starting to warm up now.

现在我开始发铜牌。

Xiànzài wǒ kāishǐ fā tóngpái.

Now I am starting to issue copper medals.

现在让我们开始工作。

Xiànzài ràng wǒmen kāishǐ gōngzuò.

Now let's get down to work.

球赛开始前，看台已经坐满了。

Qiúsài kāishǐ qián, kàntái yǐjīng zuò mǎnle.

Before the match started, the grandstand was already full.

甲午战争是哪一年开始的？

Jiǎwǔzhànzhēng shì nǎ yì nián kāishǐ de?

Which year did the First Sino-Japanese War begin?

电影什么时候开始？

Diànyǐng shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

When does the movie start?

电影什么时间开始？

Diànyǐng shénme shíjiān kāishǐ?

When does the movie start?

电影几点开始放映？

Diànyǐng jǐdiǎn kāishǐ fàngyìng?

What time does the movie start showing?

电影已经开始了吗？

Diànyǐng yǐjīng kāishǐle ma?

Has the movie started?

电影开始了吗？

Diànyǐng kāishǐle ma?

Has the movie started yet?

电影节什么时候开始？

Diànyǐngjié shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

When does the film festival start?

病人的肾开始衰竭了。

Bìngrén de shèn kāishǐ shuāijiéle.

The patient's kidneys have begun to fail.

病毒开始变异了。

Bìngdú kāishǐ biànyì le.

The virus is starting to mutate.

痛开始减轻了。

Tòng kāishǐ jiǎnqīngle.

The pain has started to ease now.

祖先很早就开始种水稻了。

Zǔxiān hěn zǎojiù kāishǐ zhǒng shuǐdào le.

Our ancestors started growing rice very early.

秋天收完玉米，爷爷就开始堆肥。

Qiūtiān shōu wán yùmǐ, yéye jiù kāishǐ duīféi.

After the corn is harvested in autumn, my grandfather starts composting.

突然开始下雨。

Tūrán kāishǐ xiàyǔ.

Suddenly rain began to fall.

立春到了，天气开始变暖。

Lìchūn dàole, tiānqì kāishǐ biànnuǎn.

Lichun has arrived, and the weather is starting to warm up.

等了很久，他开始焦躁起来。

Děng le hěn jiǔ, tā kāishǐ jiāozào qǐlai.

After waiting a long time, he began to get impatient.

米饭煮好五分钟以前，要开始炒肉。

Mǐfàn zhǔ hǎo wǔ fēnzhōng yǐqián, yào kāishǐ chǎo ròu.

Five minutes before the rice is boiled, you should start frying the meat.

终于开始下雨了。

Zhōngyú kāishǐ xiàyǔle.

At last, it began to rain.

网球比赛开始，她先发球。

Wǎngqiú bǐsài kāishǐ, tā xiān fāqiú.

The tennis match began, and she served first.

美国的工人开始抗议。

Měiguó de gōngrén kāishǐ kàngyì.

American workers began to protest.

考古学课什么时候开始？

Kǎogǔxué kè shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

When does the archaeology class start?

聚会要开始了。

Jùhuì yào kāishǐle.

The party is about to begin.

英语课在八时半开始了。

Yīngyǔ kè zài bā shí bàn kāishǐle.

The English lesson started at 8:30.

药厂开始批量生产口罩。

Yàochǎng kāishǐ pīliàngshēngchǎn kǒuzhào.

The pharmaceutical factory has started mass producing masks.

蛇年开始了。

Shé nián kāishǐle.

The year of the snake has begun.

裁判员宣布比赛开始了。

Cáipànyuán xuānbù bǐsài kāishǐle.

The referee announced that the match had started.

让我们从第30页开始。

Ràng wǒmen cóng dì sānshí yè kāishǐ.

Let's begin at page 30.

让我们开始吧！

Ràng wǒmen kāishǐ ba!

Let's start!

让我们开始吧。

Ràng wǒmen kāishǐ ba.

Let's begin.

让我们开始祈祷吧。

Ràng wǒmen kāishǐ qídǎo ba.

Let's pray.

让我们开始翻译吧！

Ràng wǒmen kāishǐ fānyì ba!

Let's start the translation!

请柬上写着七点开始。

Qǐngjiǎn shàng xiězhe qī diǎn kāishǐ.

The invitation says it starts at seven.

诸位请坐，会议马上开始。

Zhūwèi qǐng zuò, huìyì mǎshàng kāishǐ.

Everyone, please take a seat. The meeting is about to begin.

课开始了，请大家坐好。

Kè kāishǐle, qǐng dàjiā zuò hǎo.

The class has started. Please take your seats.

课程八点半开始。

Kèchéng bā diǎn bàn kāishǐ.

The class begins at 8:30.

轮子开始慢慢转动。

Lúnzi kāishǐ mànmàn zhuàndòng.

The wheel began to roll slowly.

过了桥，汽车开始提速。

Guò le qiáo, qìchē kāishǐ tísù.

After crossing the bridge, the car began to pick up speed.

过了桥，车子慢慢开始提速了。

Guò le qiáo, chēzi mànmàn kāishǐ tísùle.

After crossing the bridge, the car slowly began to pick up speed.

这个节目九点开始。

Zhège jiémù jiǔ diǎn kāishǐ.

The program starts at nine o'clock.

这件事什么时候开始的？

Zhè jiàn shì shénme shíhou kāishǐ de?

When did this start?

这场决赛几点开始？

Zhè chǎng juésài jǐdiǎn kāishǐ?

What time does this final start?

这场木偶戏几点开始？

Zhè chǎng mù'ǒuxì jǐdiǎn kāishǐ?

What time does this puppet show start?

这座火山又开始活动了。

Zhè zuò huǒshān yòu kāishǐ huódòngle.

The volcano has become active again.

这是个开始的好地方。

Zhè shì gè kāishǐ de hǎo dìfang.

This is a great place to start.

这条法规是去年才开始实行的。

Zhè tiáo fǎguī shì qùnián cái kāishǐ shíxíng de.

This statute only came into effect last year.

这次培训什么时候开始？

Zhècì péixùn shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

When does this training start?

这里的雨季从六月开始。

Zhèlǐ de yǔjì cóng liùyuè kāishǐ.

The rainy season here starts in June.

那两个人一遇到彼此就开始吵架。

Nà liǎng gè rén yí yùdào bǐcǐ jiù kāishǐ chǎojià.

Those two people start arguing whenever they meet.

那么，我们从哪儿开始？

Nàme, wǒmen cóng nǎr kāishǐ?

So, where shall we begin?

部队明天早上开始进军。

Bùduì míngtiān zǎoshang kāishǐ jìnjūn.

The troops will begin their advance tomorrow morning.

都一天了，你居然还没有开始！

Dōu yì tiān le, nǐ jūrán hái méiyǒu kāishǐ!

How come you have not started yet after a day.

长城是从秦朝开始修的。

Chángchéng shì cóng qíncháo kāishǐ xiū de.

The Great Wall was first built starting in the Qin dynasty.

门票已经开始预售了吗？

Ménpiào yǐjīng kāishǐ yùshòule ma?

Have tickets already gone on pre-sale?

门诊几点开始挂号？

Ménzhěn jǐdiǎn kāishǐ guàhào?

What time does registration start for the outpatient clinic?

雪开始融化了。

Xuě kāishǐ rónghuàle.

The snow began to melt.

雪终于停了，天气也开始暖和了。

Xuě zhōngyú tíngle, tiānqì yě kāishǐ nuǎnhuole.

It has finally stopped snowing and has warmed up.

雾在十时左右开始散了。

Wù zài shí shí zuǒyòu kāishǐ sànle.

The fog began to disappear around ten o'clock.

青春期的孩子开始关注异性了。

Qīngchūnqī de háizi kāishǐ guānzhù yìxìng le.

Teenagers start to take notice of the opposite sex.

音乐会几点开始？

Yīnyuèhuì jǐdiǎn kāishǐ?

What time does the concert start?

顾客们已经开始来了。

Gùkèmen yǐjīng kāishǐ láile.

The customers have started to come.

预赛什么时候开始？

Yùsài shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

When do the preliminaries start?

飞机遇到气流，开始剧烈颠簸。

Fēijī yùdào qìliú, kāishǐ jùliè diānbǒ.

The plane hit turbulence and began to shake violently.

鸦片战争是哪一年开始的？

Yāpiànzhànzhēng shì nǎ yì nián kāishǐ de?

In what year did the Opium War begin?

2001年是21世纪的开始。

Èr líng líng yī nián shì èrshíyí shìjì de kāishǐ.

2001 is the year when the 21st century begins.

8点半之前不会开始。

Bā diǎn bàn zhīqián búhuì kāishǐ.

It doesn't start before eight thirty.