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Meaning of 始

Pinyin shǐ

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女

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始 [shǐ] 名 1. 起头，最初，与“终”相对。 [En.] Beginning; the very start; opposed to "end". 例：开～。～终。～祖。～创。周而复～。 [Example] Open the beginning. Begin and end. Start grandparents. Begin creation. Go around and return to the beginning. 2. 过去，从前。 [En.] Past; former. 例：公侯之子孙，必复其～。 [Example] The descendants of princes and nobility must return to their past. 3. 根本，本源。 [En.] Foundation; root; origin. 例：坚树在～。 [Example] The solid tree is at its foundation. 4. 姓 [En.] A surname. 副 1. 当初，在最初的时候。 [En.] At first; initially. 例：庭中始为篱，已为墙，凡再变矣。 [Example] In the courtyard, it was originally a fence, now it has become a wall, it has changed again. 2. 曾，尝。 [En.] Before long; formerly. 例：以为凡是州之山水有异态者，皆我有也;而未～知西山之怪特。 [Example] It is believed that all the unique landscapes in the states are mine; however, I did not know the peculiarities of Xishan. 3. 刚刚;才。 [En.] Just; only then. 例：千呼万唤始出来，犹抱琵琶半遮面。 [Example] After countless calls, it finally appears, still holding the pipa half-covering its face. 4. 然后;随之;立刻就。 [En.] Then; afterwards; immediately. 例：母亲良氏，素有阴虚之症，服药即吐，惟以海参煮食，～能稍安。 [Example] My mother had a chronic deficiency and would vomit after taking medicine; only when consuming sea cucumber would she be able to feel slightly better. 5. 仅仅，只。 [En.] Only; merely. 例：访古～及平台间。 [Example] To visit ancient places only by the platform. 动 1. 谋划。 [En.] Plan and contrive. 例：爰～爰谋，爰契我龟。 [Example] Here we start to scheme and plan, here we make a pact. 2. 滋生。 [En.] Breed; generate. 例：君子念始之者也。 [Example] The gentleman reflects on those who begin. *引自繁体辞典解释副 1. （一）1.2.之又音。 [En.] A phonetic variation of certain words.

原始 yuán shǐ

first / original / primitive / original (document etc)

开始 kāi shǐ

to begin / beginning / to start / initial / CL:個|个[ge4]

始建 shǐ jiàn

to start building / first built

始终 shǐ zhōng

from beginning to end / all along

始于 shǐ yú

begin with / start from / date from

起始 qǐ shǐ

to originate

建始县 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

原始社会 yuán shǐ shè huì

primitive society

始祖 shǐ zǔ

primogenitor / founder of a school or trade

方始 fāng shǐ

Fang Shi

自始至终 zì shǐ zhì zhōng

from start to finish (idiom)

原始人 yuán shǐ rén

primitive man

创始 chuàng shǐ

to initiate / to found

始新世 Shǐ xīn shì

Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)

原始积累 yuán shǐ jī lěi

primitive accumulation / primary accumulation

初始化 chū shǐ huà

(computing) to initialize / initialization

周而复始 zhōu ér fù shǐ

lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles / the wheel comes full circle

原始公社 yuán shǐ gōng shè

primitive commune

创始人 chuàng shǐ rén

creator / founder / initiator

初始 chū shǐ

initial / starting (point)

始作俑者 shǐ zuò yǒng zhě

lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom) / fig. the originator of an evil practice

始终不渝 shǐ zhōng bù yú

unswerving / unflinching

肇始 zhào shǐ

to initiate / to start / the start