开始

to begin / beginning / to start / initial / CL:個|个[ge4]

to open / to start / to turn on / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / to operate (a vehicle) / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format

to begin / to start / then / only then

to start from scratch

to start a match / to kick off

to resume; to restart; to start afresh

before the beginning (of sth)