开学 開學 kāi xué (of a student) to start school / (of a semester) to begin / (old) to found a school / the start of a new term syn 开拍 開拍 kāi pāi to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc) / to start the bidding (auction) / to start a trading session (stock market) syn 始发 始發 shǐ fā (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey) / to start (being issued or circulated) / to start (happening) / originating syn 起跳 qǐ tiào (athletics) to take off (at the start of a jump) / (of price, salary etc) to start (from a certain level) 破土 pò tǔ to break ground / to start digging / to plough / to break through the ground (of seedling) / fig. the start of a building project syn 起跑 qǐ pǎo to start running / the start of a race syn 起 qǐ to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group syn 另起炉灶 另起爐灶 lìng qǐ lú zào lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom) / to start from scratch / back to square one / to start of on a new path syn 肇始 zhào shǐ to initiate / to start / the start syn 靡不有初，鲜克有终 靡不有初，鮮克有終 mǐ bù yǒu chū , xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom) / don't start sth you can't handle 快速启动气候变化融资 快速啟動气候變化融資 kuài sù qǐ dòng qì hòu biàn huà róng zī fast-start climate change financing / fast-start climate change funding 快速启动供资 fast start climate funding / fast start funding 快速启动气候基金 kuài sù qǐ dòng qì hòu jī jīn fast start climate fund / fast start fund 快速启动基金 kuài sù qǐ dòng jī jīn fast start climate fund / fast start fund 进攻性战略武器条约 進攻性戰略武器條約 Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms / Treaty on Strategic Offensive Arms / START I Treaty / START I 第一阶段裁武条约 第一階段裁武條約 Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms / Treaty on Strategic Offensive Arms / START I Treaty / START I 第二阶段裁武条约 第二階段裁武條約 Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms / START II Treaty / START II 特派团开办装备包 特派團開辦裝備包 mission start-up kit / start-up kit 开办能力 開辦能力 start-up capacity / start-up capability 重新做人 chóng xīn zuò rén to start a new life / to make a fresh start 开首 開首 kāi shǒu beginning / start / opening / in the beginning / to start / to open 偷跑 tōu pǎo to sneak off / to slip away / (sports) to jump the gun / to make a false start / (fig.) to jump the gun / to start doing sth before it's allowed / (of a movie, game etc) to be leaked before the official release 开播 開播 kāi bō (agriculture) to begin sowing / (of a radio or TV station) to start broadcasting / (of a radio or TV station) to start to air (a program) 戏剧 戲劇 xì jù a drama / a play / theater / script of a play syn 打球 dǎ qiú to play ball / to play with a ball 做戏 做戲 zuò xì to act in a play / to put on a play 反串 fǎn chuàn (Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty / (modern) to play a transvestite role / to masquerade as an opponent 玩牌 wán pái to play cards / to play mahjong 打扑克 打撲克 dǎ pū kè to play cards / to play poker 权术 權術 quán shù art of politics / political tricks (often derog.) / power play / to play at politics / underhand trickery syn 耳鬓厮磨 耳鬢廝磨 ěr bìn sī mó lit. to play together ear to ear and temple to temple (idiom) / fig. (of a boy and a girl) to play together often during childhood syn 装 裝 zhuāng adornment / to adorn / dress / clothing / costume (of an actor in a play) / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix / to wrap (sth in a bag) / to load / to pack syn 玩火自焚 wán huǒ zì fén to play with fire and get burnt (idiom) / fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences / to get one's fingers burnt syn 闹着玩儿 鬧著玩兒 nào zhe wán r to play games / to joke around / to play a joke on sb syn 演 yǎn to perform (a play etc) / to stage (a show) / (bound form) to develop / to play out / to carry out (a task) syn 弦而鼓之 xián ér gǔ zhī to put strings on the zither, then play it (line from a Ming dynasty text by 劉伯溫|刘伯温[Liu2 Bo2wen1]) / (fig.) to play music 玩手腕 wán shǒu wàn to play tricks / to play at politics 放线 放線 fàng xiàn (angling) to play a fish / (kite-flying) to let the string out / (dating) to play the field 唱红脸 唱紅臉 chàng hóng liǎn to play the role of the hero (idiom) / to play the good cop 串戏 串戲 chuàn xì to act in a play / (of an amateur) to play a part in a professional performance 开始 開始 kāi shǐ to begin / beginning / to start / initial / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 启动 啟動 qǐ dòng to start (a machine) / (fig.) to set in motion / to launch (an operation) / to activate (a plan) syn 创业 創業 chuàng yè to begin an undertaking / to start an enterprise / entrepreneurship 上路 shàng lù to start on a journey / to be on one's way syn 出发 出發 chū fā to set off / to start (on a journey) syn 开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth / to start to talk syn 上班 shàng bān to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office syn 发动 發動 fā dòng to start / to launch / to unleash / to mobilize / to arouse syn 开启 開啟 kāi qǐ to open / to start / (computing) to enable syn 发起 發起 fā qǐ to originate / to initiate / to launch (an attack, an initiative etc) / to start / to propose sth (for the first time) syn 开机 開機 kāi jī to start an engine / to boot up (a computer) / to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete / to begin shooting a film or TV show 话说 話說 huà shuō It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) / to discuss / to recount 一贯 一貫 yī guàn consistent / constant / from start to finish / all along / persistent syn 启用 啟用 qǐ yòng to start using / (computing) to enable (a feature) 下手 xià shǒu to start / to put one's hand to / to set about / the seat to the right of the main guest syn 开工 開工 kāi gōng to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation) / to start a construction job syn 开创 開創 kāi chuàng to initiate / to start / to found syn 开头 開頭 kāi tóu beginning / to start syn 从头 從頭 cóng tóu anew / from the start syn 起步 qǐ bù to set out / to set in motion / the start (of some activity) syn 先行 xiān xíng to start off before the others / to precede / to proceed in advance syn 起飞 起飛 qǐ fēi (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off / to lift off / (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly syn 惊醒 驚醒 jīng xǐng to rouse / to be woken by sth / to wake with a start / to sleep lightly 开办 開辦 kāi bàn to open / to start (a business etc) / to set up syn 出任 chū rèn to take up a post / to start in a new job syn 出动 出動 chū dòng to start out on a trip / to dispatch troops syn 年头 年頭 nián tóu start of the year / whole year / a particular year / period / days / epoch / a year's harvest syn 交朋友 jiāo péng you to make friends / (dialect) to start an affair with sb 出道 chū dào to start one's career / (of an entertainer) to make one's debut syn 开战 開戰 kāi zhàn to start a war / to make war / to battle against syn 开场 開場 kāi chǎng to begin / to open / to start / beginning of an event syn 打响 打響 dǎ xiǎng to start shooting or firing / to win an initial success / to succeed (of a plan) syn 点火 點火 diǎn huǒ to ignite / to light a fire / to agitate / to start an engine / ignition / fig. to stir up trouble syn 动工 動工 dòng gōng to start (a building project) syn 重来 重來 chóng lái to start over / to do sth all over again 张口 張口 zhāng kǒu to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc) / to gape / to start talking (esp. to make a request) 记事 記事 jì shì to keep a record of events / record / to start to form memories (after one's infancy) syn 上头 上頭 shàng tóu (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one’s head / (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head / to capture one's attention / (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait) syn 开赛 開賽 kāi sài to start a match / the kick-off syn 开端 開端 kāi duān start / beginning syn 起动 起動 qǐ dòng to start up (a motor) / to launch (a computer application) syn 发芽 發芽 fā yá (of a seed) to germinate / (of a plant) to sprout / to bud / (fig.) (of an idea or plan etc) to start to develop syn 领头 領頭 lǐng tóu to take the lead / to be first to start syn 开动 開動 kāi dòng to start / to set in motion / to move / to march / to dig in (eating) / to tuck in (eating) syn 起家 qǐ jiā to start out by / to grow an enterprise beginning with / to begin one's career by syn 上下班 shàng xià bān to start and finish work 自始至终 自始至終 zì shǐ zhì zhōng from start to finish (idiom) syn 开火 開火 kāi huǒ to open fire / to start shooting / to light the flame (for cooking) syn 开征 開徵 kāi zhēng to start collecting taxes 惊觉 驚覺 jīng jué to realize suddenly / to wake up with a start 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā (idiom) to build up from nothing / to start from scratch syn 搭讪 搭訕 dā shàn to hit on someone / to strike up a conversation / to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation syn 手下留情 shǒu xià liú qíng lit. start off leniently (idiom) / please do not be too strict with me / Do not judge me too harshly. / Look favorably on my humble efforts. syn 奋起 奮起 fèn qǐ to rise vigorously / a spirited start syn 燎原 liáo yuán to start a prairie fire 启齿 啟齒 qǐ chǐ to open one's mouth / to start talking syn 吞吞吐吐 tūn tūn tǔ tǔ to hum and haw (idiom) / to mumble as if hiding sth / to speak and break off, then start again / to hold sth back syn 创刊 創刊 chuàng kān to start publishing / to found a journal 再开 再開 zài kāi to reopen / to start again 