开始

yīn yuè biǎo yǎn kāi shǐ le

音乐表演开始了。

The concert has begun.

kǎo shì jiǔ diǎn kāi shǐ

考试九点开始。

The exam starts at 9 o'clock.

nǐ shì shén me shí hou kāi shǐ xué xí hàn yǔ de

你是什么时候开始学习汉语的？

When did you begin learning Chinese?

wǒ jiāng kāi shǐ dú zì shēng huó

我将开始独自生活。

I will start living independently.

wǒ men míng tiān jiù kě yǐ kāi shǐ xiě xīn shū

我们明天就可以开始写新书。

We can begin to write the new book tomorrow.

wǒ men yào kāi shǐ yī xiàng xīn de gōng zuò

我们要开始一项新的工作。

We will set about a new task.

yī fèn xīn gōng zuò kāi shǐ zǒng huì yù dào yī xiē kùn nán

一份新工作，开始总会遇到一些困难。

One is bound to come across one difficulty or another at the beginning of a new job.

kāi shǐ tā bù tóng yì dàn shì hòu lái tóng yì le

开始他不同意，但是后来同意了。

At first he didn't agree, but later he did.

hǎo de kāi shǐ shì chéng gōng de yī bàn

好的开始是成功的一半。

Well begun is half done.