[ shǐ ] Ⅰ名词 1.(最初; 起头) beginning; start 短语和例子 自始至终 from beginning to end; from start to finish; 始而不解, 继而恍然。 at first i didn't catch on, then i suddenly saw the light.2.(姓氏) a surname 短语和例子 始成 shi chengⅡ动词 (开始) start; begin 短语和例子 不知始于何时 not know exactly when this came into being; 千里之行, 始于足下。 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step. 它始于二月, 一直延续至八月或九月。 it begins in [with] february, running on to august or september.Ⅲ副词 [书面语] (才) only then; not ... until 短语和例子 坚持学习, 始能不断进步。 steady progress can only be the result of persistent study.; only persistent study yields steady progress. 群众大会结束后, 广场始能通行。 traffic cannot pass through the square until the mass meeting is over
