始

始 [shǐ] 名

1. ■ （最初; 起头） beginning; start:

自始至终 from beginning to end; from start to finish;

始而不解， 继而恍然。 At first I didn't catch on, then I suddenly saw the light.

2. ■ （姓氏） a surname:

始成 Shi Cheng

动

1. ■ （开始） start; begin:

不知始于何时 not know exactly when this came into being;

千里之行，始于足下。 A thousand-li journey begins with the first step.

它始于2月， 一直延续至8月或9月。 It begins in [with] February, running on to August or September.

副

1. ■ [书] （才） only then; not ... until:

坚持学习，始能不断进步。 Steady progress can only be the result of persistent study.; Only persistent study yields steady progress.

群众大会结束后， 广场始能通行。 Traffic cannot pass through the square until the mass meeting is over.