kāi
shǐ
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to begin
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beginning
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to start
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initial
比赛开始了。
The competition has begun.
好,计时开始
OK, the timer has started!
我才刚刚开始学汉语。
I have just started learning Mandarin.
开始学习表扬我的同学。
I've begun learning to praise my classmates!
你是什么时候开始学编程的
When did you start learning programming