shǐ

begin, start; then, only then

HSK 2 #381

DEFINITIONS

  • begin, start
  • then, only then
  • to begin
  • to start
  • then
  • only then

STROKES

WORDS

發 shǐ fā (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey); to start (being issued or circulated); to start (happening); originating
祖鸟 shǐ zǔ niǎo Archaeopteryx
祖鳥 shǐ zǔ niǎo Archaeopteryx
終 shǐ zhōng from beginning to end; all along
終不渝 shǐ zhōng bù yú unswerving; unflinching
終如一 shǐ zhōng rú yī unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
兴 shǐ xīng Shixing County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong
興 shǐ xīng Shixing County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong
兴县 shǐ xīng xiàn Shixing County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong
興縣 shǐ xīng xiàn Shixing County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong
点 shǐ diǎn starting point; initial point
點 shǐ diǎn starting point; initial point
jiàn shǐ 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
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
縣 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
从零开 cóng líng kāi shǐ to start from scratch
從零開 cóng líng kāi shǐ to start from scratch
摩登原人 mó dēng yuán shǐ rén The Flintstones (TV Series)
xún shǐ comet from Saturn, traditionally described as yellow; evil omen
gēng shǐ to make a new start; to regenerate
有終 yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng 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.
無終 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through; lack of sticking power; short attention span
wèi shǐ not necessarily; may not turn out to be; maybe not
皇帝 qín shǐ huáng dì the First Emperor 259-210 BC
皇帝陵 qín shǐ huáng dì líng the mausoleum of the First Emperor near Xi'an