| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 始 | 始 | shǐ | - to begin - to start - then - only then |
| 伊始 | 伊始 | yīshǐ | - outset - beginning |
| 倡始 | 倡始 | chàngshǐ | - to initiate |
| 初始 | 初始 | chūshǐ | - initial - starting (point) |
| 创始 | 創始 | chuàngshǐ | - to initiate - to found |
| 原始 | 原始 | yuánshǐ | - first - original - primitive - original (document etc) |
| 固始 | 固始 | Gùshǐ | - Gushi county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan |
| 始建 | 始建 | shǐjiàn | - to start building - first built |
| 始末 | 始末 | shǐmò | - whole story - the ins and outs |
| 始发 | 始發 | shǐfā | - (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey) - to start (being issued or circulated) - to start (happening) - originating |
| 始祖 | 始祖 | shǐzǔ | - primogenitor - founder of a school or trade |
| 始终 | 始終 | shǐzhōng | - from beginning to end - all along |
| 始兴 | 始興 | Shǐxīng | - Shixing County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong |
| 始点 | 始點 | shǐdiǎn | - starting point - initial point |
| 建始 | 建始 | Jiànshǐ | - 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 |
| 旬始 | 旬始 | xúnshǐ | - comet from Saturn, traditionally described as yellow - evil omen |
| 更始 | 更始 | gēngshǐ | - to make a new start - to regenerate |
| 未始 | 未始 | wèishǐ | - not necessarily - may not turn out to be - maybe not |
| 肇始 | 肇始 | zhàoshǐ | - to initiate - to start - the start |
| 自始 | 自始 | zìshǐ | - from the outset - ab initio |
| 起始 | 起始 | qǐshǐ | - to originate |
| 开始 | 開始 | kāishǐ | - to begin - beginning - to start - initial - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 初始化 | 初始化 | chūshǐhuà | - (computing) to initialize - initialization |
| 创始人 | 創始人 | chuàngshǐrén | - creator - founder - initiator |
| 创始者 | 創始者 | chuàngshǐzhě | - creator - initiator |
| 原始林 | 原始林 | yuánshǐlín | - old growth forest - primary forest - original forest cover |
| 固始县 | 固始縣 | Gùshǐxiàn | - Gushi county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan |
| 始新世 | 始新世 | Shǐxīnshì | - Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago) |
| 始新纪 | 始新紀 | shǐxīnjì | - Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago) |
| 始新统 | 始新統 | shǐxīntǒng | - Eocene system (geology) |
| 始祖鸟 | 始祖鳥 | shǐzǔniǎo | - Archaeopteryx |
| 始兴县 | 始興縣 | ShǐxīngXiàn | - Shixing County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong |
| 建始县 | 建始縣 | Jiànshǐxiàn | - 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 |
| 秦始皇 | 秦始皇 | QínShǐhuáng | - Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor |
| 原始社会 | 原始社會 | yuánshǐshèhuì | - primitive society |
| 善始善终 | 善始善終 | shànshǐshànzhōng | - 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. |
| 报本反始 | 報本反始 | bàoběnfǎnshǐ | - ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom) |
| 始作俑者 | 始作俑者 | shǐzuòyǒngzhě | - lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom) - fig. the originator of an evil practice |
| 始料未及 | 始料未及 | shǐliàowèijí | - not expected at the outset (idiom) - unforeseen - to be surprised by the turn of events |
| 始终不渝 | 始終不渝 | shǐzhōngbùyú | - unswerving - unflinching |
| 始终如一 | 始終如一 | shǐzhōngrúyī | - unswerving from start to finish (idiom) |
| 有始有终 | 有始有終 | yǒushǐyǒuzhōng | - 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. |
| 有始无终 | 有始無終 | yǒushǐwúzhōng | - to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through - lack of sticking power - short attention span |
| 秦始皇帝 | 秦始皇帝 | QínShǐHuángdì | - the First Emperor 259-210 BC |
| 秦始皇陵 | 秦始皇陵 | QínShǐhuánglíng | - the tomb of the first emperor at Mt Li 驪山|骊山[Li2 shan1] near Xi'an (awaits excavation) |
| 终而复始 | 終而復始 | zhōngérfùshǐ | - lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle |
| 自始至终 | 自始至終 | zìshǐzhìzhōng | - from start to finish (idiom) |
| 至始至终 | 至始至終 | zhìshǐzhìzhōng | - from start to finish |
| 贯彻始终 | 貫徹始終 | guànchèshǐzhōng | - to follow through - to carry through to the end |
| 周而复始 | 週而復始 | zhōuérfùshǐ | - lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles - the wheel comes full circle |
| 重新开始 | 重新開始 | chóngxīnkāishǐ | - to resume - to restart - to start afresh |
| 开始以前 | 開始以前 | kāishǐyǐqián | - before the beginning (of sth) |
| 开始比赛 | 開始比賽 | kāishǐbǐsài | - to start a match - to kick off |
| 开始营业 | 開始營業 | kāishǐyíngyè | - to start trading - to open for business |
| 摩登原始人 | 摩登原始人 | MódēngYuánshǐrén | - The Flintstones (TV Series) |
| 秦始皇帝陵 | 秦始皇帝陵 | QínShǐHuángdìlíng | - the mausoleum of the First Emperor near Xi'an |
| 原始热带雨林 | 原始熱帶雨林 | yuánshǐrèdàiyǔlín | - virgin tropical rainforest |
| 千里之行，始于足下 | 千里之行，始於足下 | qiānlǐzhīxíng,shǐyúzúxià | - lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step - fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one |
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