| 始新纪 | [ shǐ xīn jì ] Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago) |
| 始新统 | [ shǐ xīn tǒng ] Eocene system (geology) |
| 始业式 | [ shǐ yè shì ] school opening ceremony (to mark the start of a semester) (Tw) |
| 始发 | [ shǐ fā ] (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey), to start (being issued or circulated), to start (happening), originating |
| 始祖鸟 | [ shǐ zǔ ] Archaeopteryx |
| 始终 | [ shǐ zhōng ] from beginning to end, all along |
| 始终不渝 | [ shǐ zhōng bù yú ] unswerving, unflinching |
| 始终如一 | [ shǐ zhōng rú yī ] unswerving from start to finish (idiom) |
| 始兴 | [ shǐ xīng ] Shixing County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong |
| 始兴县 | [ shǐ xīng xiàn ] Shixing County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong |
| 始点 | [ shǐ diǎn ] starting point, initial point |
| ⇒ 一元复始 | [ yī yuán fù shǐ ] a new year begins (idiom) |
| ⇒ 创始 | [ chuàng shǐ ] to initiate, to found |
| ⇒ 创始人 | [ chuàng shǐ rén ] creator, founder, initiator |
| ⇒ 创始者 | [ chuàng shǐ zhě ] creator, initiator |
| ⇒ 千里之行，始于足下 | [ qiān lǐ zhī xíng shǐ yú zú xià ] lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step, fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one |
| ⇒ 原始热带雨林 | [ yuán shǐ rè daì yǔ lín ] virgin tropical rainforest |
| ⇒ 原始码 | [ yuán shǐ mǎ ] source code (computing) (Tw, HK) |
| ⇒ 原始社会 | [ yuán shǐ shè huì ] primitive society |
| ⇒ 善始善终 | [ shàn shǐ shàn zhōng ] where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth, to carry things through, I started, so I'll finish. |
| ⇒ 固始县 | [ gù shǐ xiàn ] Gushi county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan |
| ⇒ 报本反始 | [ baò běn fǎn shǐ ] ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom) |
| ⇒ 建始县 | [ jiàn shǐ xiàn ] Jianshi County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei |
| ⇒ 从零开始 | [ cóng líng kaī shǐ ] to start from scratch |
| ⇒ 有始有终 | [ yoǔ shǐ yoǔ zhōng ] where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth, to carry things through, I started, so I'll finish. |
| ⇒ 有始无终 | [ yoǔ shǐ wú zhōng ] to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through, lack of sticking power, short attention span |
| ⇒ 终而复始 | [ zhōng ér fù shǐ ] lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle |
| ⇒ 自始至终 | [ zì shǐ zhì zhōng ] from start to finish (idiom) |
| ⇒ 至始至终 | [ zhì shǐ zhì zhōng ] from start to finish |
| ⇒ 贯彻始终 | [ guàn chè shǐ zhōng ] to follow through, to carry through to the end |
| ⇒ 周而复始 | [ zhoū ér fù shǐ ] lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles, the wheel comes full circle |
| ⇒ 重新开始 | [ chóng xīn kaī shǐ ] to resume, to restart, to start afresh |
| ⇒ 开始 | [ kaī shǐ ] to begin, beginning, to start, initial, CL:個|个[ge4] |
| ⇒ 开始以前 | [ kaī shǐ yǐ qián ] before the beginning (of sth) |
| ⇒ 开始比赛 | [ kaī shǐ bǐ saì ] to start a match, to kick off |
