始建 shǐ jiàn ㄕˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ci2 gin3
- to start building
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始
- 原始 yuán shǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄕˇ jyun4 ci2 first
- 始终 始終 shǐ zhōng ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ci2 zung1 from beginning to end
- 开始 開始 kāi shǐ ㄎㄞ ㄕˇ hoi1 ci2 to begin
- 创始人 創始人 chuàng shǐ rén ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄕˇ ㄖㄣˊ cong3 ci2 jan4 creator; founder; initiator
- 自始至终 自始至終 zì shǐ zhì zhōng ㄗˋ ㄕˇ ㄓˋ ㄓㄨㄥ zi6 ci2 zi3 zung1 from start to finish (idiom)
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- 伊始 yī shǐ ㄧ ㄕˇ ji1 ci2 outset
- 倡始 chàng shǐ ㄔㄤˋ ㄕˇ coeng3 ci2 to initiate
- 初始 chū shǐ ㄔㄨ ㄕˇ co1 ci2 initial
- 创始 創始 chuàng shǐ ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄕˇ cong3 ci2 to initiate; to found
- 固始 Gù shǐ ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˇ gu3 ci2 see 固始县
- 始末 shǐ mò ㄕˇ ㄇㄛˋ ci2 mut6 whole story
- 始发 始發 shǐ fā ㄕˇ ㄈㄚ ci2 faat3 (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey)
- 始祖 shǐ zǔ ㄕˇ ㄗㄨˇ ci2 zou2 primogenitor
- 始兴 始興 Shǐ xīng ㄕˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ci2 hing1 see 始兴县
- 始点 始點 shǐ diǎn ㄕˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ci2 dim2 starting point
- 建始 Jiàn shǐ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕˇ gin3 ci2 see 建始县
- 旬始 xún shǐ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄕˇ ceon4 ci2 comet from Saturn, traditionally described as yellow
- 更始 gēng shǐ ㄍㄥ ㄕˇ gang1 ci2 to make a new start
- 未始 wèi shǐ ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˇ mei6 ci2 not necessarily
- 肇始 zhào shǐ ㄓㄠˋ ㄕˇ siu6 ci2 to initiate
建
- 修建 xiū jiàn ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄢˋ sau1 gin3 to build
- 创建 創建 chuàng jiàn ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ cong3 gin3 to found; to establish
- 封建 fēng jiàn ㄈㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ fung1 gin3 system of enfeoffment
- 建交 jiàn jiāo ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄠ gin3 gaau1 to establish diplomatic relations
- 建国 建國 jiàn guó ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ gin3 gwok3 to found a country
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- 建成 jiàn chéng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ gin3 sing4 to establish
- 建树 建樹 jiàn shù ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ gin3 syu6 to make a contribution
- 建立 jiàn lì ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ gin3 laap6 to establish
- 建筑 建築 jiàn zhù ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨˋ gin3 zuk1 to construct
- 建设 建設 jiàn shè ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄜˋ gin3 cit3 to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute
- 建议 建議 jiàn yì ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧˋ gin3 ji5 to propose; to suggest; to recommend
- 建造 jiàn zào ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄠˋ gin3 zou6 to construct; to build
- 搭建 dā jiàn ㄉㄚ ㄐㄧㄢˋ daap3 gin3 to build (esp. with simple materials)
- 扩建 擴建 kuò jiàn ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ kong3 gin3 to extend (a building, an airport runway etc)
- 构建 構建 gòu jiàn ㄍㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ kau3 gin3 to construct (sth abstract)
- 组建 組建 zǔ jiàn ㄗㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ zou2 gin3 to organize
- 兴建 興建 xīng jiàn ㄒㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hing1 gin3 to build
- 重建 chóng jiàn ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ cung4 gin3 to rebuild; to reconstruct; to reestablish
- 建筑师 建築師 jiàn zhù shī ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨˋ ㄕ gin3 zuk1 si1 architect
- 建筑物 建築物 jiàn zhù wù ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨˋ ㄨˋ gin3 zuk1 mat6 building
Idioms with these characters
- 报本反始 報本反始 bào běn fǎn shǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄢˇ ㄕˇ bou3 bun2 faan2 ci2 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
- 善始善终 善始善終 shàn shǐ shàn zhōng ㄕㄢˋ ㄕˇ ㄕㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ sin6 ci2 sin6 zung1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
- 始料未及 shǐ liào wèi jí ㄕˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧˊ ci2 liu6 mei6 kap6 not expected at the outset (idiom)
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- 始终如一 始終如一 shǐ zhōng rú yī ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ ci2 zung1 jyu4 jat1 unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
- 始作俑者 shǐ zuò yǒng zhě ㄕˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˇ ㄓㄜˇ ci2 zok3 jung2 ze2 lit. the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom)
- 一元复始 一元復始 yī yuán fù shǐ ㄧ ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˇ jat1 jyun4 fuk1 ci2 a new year begins (idiom)
- 有始无终 有始無終 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˇ ㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ jau5 ci2 mou4 zung1 to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
- 有始有终 有始有終 yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄥ jau5 ci2 jau5 zung1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
- 终而复始 終而復始 zhōng ér fù shǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˇ zung1 ji4 fuk6 ci2 lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle
- 周而复始 週而復始 zhōu ér fù shǐ ㄓㄡ ㄦˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˇ zau1 ji4 fuk6 ci2 lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles
Example sentences
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哈佛 始建 于 於 1636 年 。
Harvard was founded in 1636.
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