| 1 | 开始 | 開始 | kāi shǐ | kai1 shi3 | to begin; beginning; to start; initial; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 2 | 原始 | 原始 | yuán shǐ | yuan2 shi3 | first; original; primitive; original (document etc) | | |
| 3 | 始终 | 始終 | shǐ zhōng | shi3 zhong1 | from beginning to end; all along | | |
| 4 | 秦始皇 | 秦始皇 | qín shǐ huáng | Qin2 Shi3 huang2 | Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor | | |
| 5 | 始 | 始 | shǐ | shi3 | to begin; to start; then; only then | | |
| 6 | 原始社会 | 原始社會 | yuán shǐ shè huì | yuan2 shi3 she4 hui4 | primitive society | | |
| 7 | 创始人 | 創始人 | chuàng shǐ rén | chuang4 shi3 ren2 | creator; founder; initiator | | |
| 8 | 初始 | 初始 | chū shǐ | chu1 shi3 | initial; starting (point) | | |
| 9 | 始业式 | 始業式 | shǐ yè shì | shi3 ye4 shi4 | school opening ceremony (to mark the start of a semester) (Tw) | | |
| 10 | 贯彻始终 | 貫徹始終 | guàn chè shǐ zhōng | guan4 che4 shi3 zhong1 | to follow through; to carry through to the end | | |
| 11 | 千里之行,始于足下 | 千里之行,始於足下 | qiān lǐ zhī xíng , shǐ yú zú xià | qian1 li3 zhi1 xing2 , shi3 yu2 zu2 xia4 | lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step; fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one | | |
| 12 | 起始 | 起始 | qǐ shǐ | qi3 shi3 | to originate | | |
| 13 | 开始营业 | 開始營業 | kāi shǐ yíng yè | kai1 shi3 ying2 ye4 | to start trading; to open for business | | |
| 14 | 开始以前 | 開始以前 | kāi shǐ yǐ qián | kai1 shi3 yi3 qian2 | before the beginning (of sth) | | |
| 15 | 开始比赛 | 開始比賽 | kāi shǐ bǐ sài | kai1 shi3 bi3 sai4 | to start a match; to kick off | | |
| 16 | 敬陈始末 | 敬陳始末 | jìng chén shǐ mò | jing4 chen2 shi3 mo4 | to make a detailed explanation respectfully (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 自始至终 | 自始至終 | zì shǐ zhì zhōng | zi4 shi3 zhi4 zhong1 | from start to finish (idiom) | | |
| 18 | 报本反始 | 報本反始 | bào běn fǎn shǐ | bao4 ben3 fan3 shi3 | ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom) | | |
| 19 | 固始县 | 固始縣 | gù shǐ xiàn | Gu4 shi3 xian4 | Gushi county in Xinyang 信阳 , Henan | | |
| 20 | 固始 | 固始 | gù shǐ | Gu4 shi3 | Gushi county in Xinyang 信阳 , Henan | | |
| 21 | 更始 | 更始 | gēng shǐ | geng1 shi3 | to make a new start; to regenerate | | |
| 22 | 创始者 | 創始者 | chuàng shǐ zhě | chuang4 shi3 zhe3 | creator; initiator | | |
| 23 | 创始 | 創始 | chuàng shǐ | chuang4 shi3 | to initiate; to found | | |
| 24 | 初始化 | 初始化 | chū shǐ huà | chu1 shi3 hua4 | (computing) to initialize; initialization | | |
| 25 | 重新开始 | 重新開始 | chóng xīn kāi shǐ | chong2 xin1 kai1 shi3 | to resume; to restart; to start afresh | | |