MEANING/意义
      
  • shǐ zì
      
    sound for pinyin
      
      
    (formal) begin with; from start
    Type preposition/介词  
        
EXAMPLES/列句
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    zhè zhǒng fēng sú shǐ zì shí qī shì jì
      
    sound for pinyin
    This kind of custom dates back to the 17th century.

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    tā shí bā suì lí kāi jiā ,kāi shǐ zì lì gēng shēng .
      
    sound for pinyin
    He left home when he was 18 years old and started to rely on his own efforts.
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