HSK C3/W3
Correct

始

/ shǐ /
Strokes

Definition

to begin/to start/then/only then

Example

As a Noun

beginning; start

1
Yǒu
有
shǐ
始
jiù
就
gāi
该
yǒu
有
zhōng
终
。

If you start something, finish it.

As a Verb

begin; start

2
Bùzhī
不知
shǐyú
始于
héshí
何时

not know exactly when this came into being

As an Adverb

only then; not ... until

3
Jiānchí
坚持
xuéxí
学习
,
shǐ
始
néng
能
bùduàn
不断
jìnbù
进步
。

Steady progress can only be the result of persistent study. / Only persistent study yields steady progress.

4
Wǎnshang
晚上
10
10
diǎn
点
yǐhòu
以后
,
chūzūchē
出租车
shǐ
始
néng
能
tōngguò
通过
guǎngchǎng
广场
。

Taxis are not allowed to pass through the square until 10 pm.