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  • begin; start
  • beginning; start

shǐ-mò
始末

n.

from the beginning until the end; the whole story

shǐ-zhōng
始终

n.

from beginning to end; all along; throughout

kāi-shǐ
开始

n. / v.

start / beginning

shǐ-zhōng-bù-yú
始终不渝
be unchanged from beginning to end; unswerving

shǐ-zhōng-rú-yī
始终如一
be consistent from beginning to end; persistent

Usage 用法

begin; start

Wǒ-men-de jiāo-wǎng shǐ-yú qù-nián qiū-tiān.
我们的交往始于去年秋天。
Our intercourse began last fall.

beginning; start

Wú-lùn zuò shén-me shì, dōu yào yǒu-shǐ-yǒu-zhōng.
无论做什么事,都要有始有终。
Whatever you do, you should do it to the end.