kāi shǐ
to begin
beginning
to start
initial
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chóng xīn kāi shǐ
to resume
to restart
to start afresh
kāi shǐ yíng yè
to start trading
to open for business
kāi shǐ bǐ sài
to start a match
to kick off
kāi shǐ yǐ qián
before the beginning (of sth)