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Jyutping jat1 hoi1 ci2
Pinyin yī kāi shǐ

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    initially; originally; at first; in the beginning
    (syn.) 上頭仔, 原來, 旧底, 就跟儿, 当初, 就跟兒, 本則來, 劈頭, 原本, 本來, 起始, 起初, 劈头, 始初, 原本榻里, 本来, 本底子, 一插手兒, 先頭, 寝头, 开先, 原初, 頭仔, 一插手儿, 寢頭, 本然, 头起先, 本则来, 原本榻裡, 本底, 原先, 本成, 頭頭, 自本, 初初, 原来, 當初時, 最初, 上头仔, 起頭, 先头, 乍出猛兒, 当初时, 開先, 早先, 起首, 乍出猛儿, 當初, 起手, 原底, 起头, 开初, 原旦, 头仔, 頭起先, 本生, 舊底, 先前, 開初, 在本, 起先
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们的计划从一开始就出错了。
    我們的計劃從一開始就出錯了。
    wǒ men de jì huà cóng yī kāi shǐ jiù chū cuò le 。
    • Our plan went wrong from the beginning.
  2. Mandarin
    她一开始说话,就没有人能够阻止她了。
    她一開始說話,就沒有人能夠阻止她了。
    tā yī kāi shǐ shuō huà , jiù méi yǒu rén néng gòu zǔ zhǐ tā le 。
    • Once she starts talking, there is no stopping her.
  3. Mandarin
    一开始,我不知道该干什么。
    一開始,我不知道該幹什麼。
    yī kāi shǐ , wǒ bù zhī dào gāi gàn shén me 。
    • At first, I didn't know what to do.
  4. Mandarin
    学校下个星期一开始。
    學校下個星期一開始。
    xué xiào xià gè xīng qī yī kāi shǐ 。
    • School starts next Monday.
  5. Mandarin
    一开始我还真的有点怕。
    一開始我還真的有點怕。
    yī kāi shǐ wǒ hái zhēn de yǒu diǎn pà 。
    • At the start, I was really still a bit scared.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢一开始读𠮶封信就喊咗出嚟。
    佢一開始讀嗰封信就喊咗出嚟。
    keoi5 jat1 hoi1 ci2 duk6 go2 fung1 seon3 zau6 haam3 zo2 ceot1 lai4 。
    • As soon as she read the letter, she began to cry.
  2. Cantonese
    佢一开始𠮶阵都唔知自己赢咗场演讲比赛。
    佢一開始嗰陣都唔知自己贏咗場演講比賽。
    keoi5 jat1 hoi1 ci2 go2 zan6 dou1 m4 zi1 zi6 gei2 jeng4 zo2 coeng4 jin2 gong2 bei2 coi3 。
    • At first he did not realize that he had won the speech contest.
  3. Cantonese
    一开始我都仲觉得佢地炒我系啱嘅。
    一開始我都仲覺得佢地炒我係啱嘅。
    jat1 hoi1 ci2 ngo5 dou1 zung6 gok3 dak1 keoi5 dei6 caau2 ngo5 hai6 ngaam1 ge3 。
    • At first, I felt they were right to have fired me.
  4. Cantonese
    一开始好顺利嘅。
    一開始好順利嘅。
    jat1 hoi1 ci2 hou3 seon6 lei6 ge3 。
    • Everything was going well at first.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    𠮶个女学生一开始只系细细声喊,继而大声噉喊。
    嗰個女學生一開始只係細細聲喊,繼而大聲噉喊。
    go2 go3 neoi5 hok6 saang1 jat1 hoi1 ci2 zi2 hai6 sai3 sai3 seng1 haam3, gai3 ji4 daai6 seng1 gam2 haam3.
    • She first began to weep and then cried loudly.
  2. Cantonese
    佢捉棋好叻,一开始就食咗我几只棋。
    佢捉棋好叻,一開始就食咗我幾隻棋。
    keoi5 zuk1 kei2 hou2 lek1, jat1 hoi1 ci2 zau6 sik6 zo2 ngo5 gei2 zek3 kei2.
    • She is so good at chess that a few of my pieces were captured at the very beginning.
  3. Cantonese
    我哋一开始要研究相关事实,唔好草率噉落结论先。
    我哋一開始要研究相關事實,唔好草率噉落結論先。
    ngo5 dei6 jat1 hoi1 ci2 jiu3 jin4 gau3 soeng1 gwaan1 si6 sat6, m4 hou2 cou2 seot1 gam2 lok6 git3 leon6 sin1.
    • We should not jump to hasty conclusions without first studying the facts.
  4. Cantonese
    我一开始就已经成手万子,好快就食咗糊。
    我一開始就已經成手萬子,好快就食咗糊。
    ngo5 jat1 hoi1 ci2 zau6 ji5 ging1 seng4 sau2 maan6 zi2, hou2 faai3 zau6 sik6 zo2 wu2
    • I held a lot of character tiles at the beginning, and I won the round quite quickly.
  5. Cantonese
    本来一开始,呢个系一个玩笑。
    本來一開始,呢個係一個玩笑。
    bun2 loi4 jat1 hoi1 ci2, ni1 go3 hai6 jat1 go3 waan4 siu3.
    • Originally, this was just a prank.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个方法虽然一开始好晒时间,但系做落之后就会快好多,认真系除笨有精。
    呢個方法雖然一開始好曬時間,但係做落之後就會快好多,認真係除笨有精。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    球赛一开始,他以一球打开局面。
    球賽一開始,他以一球打開局面。
    qiú sài yī kāi shǐ , tā yǐ yī qiú dǎ kāi jú miàn .
    • He hit the ground running with a goal just as the game started.
  2. Mandarin
    拍摄当天一开始请她拿手拿包拍,但照片看起来实在太像网拍麻豆,立刻请她换拿相机,现场大家也纷纷鼓吹她要不要再复出当麻豆(哈)
    拍攝當天一開始請她拿手拿包拍,但照片看起來實在太像網拍麻豆,立刻請她換拿相機,現場大家也紛紛鼓吹她要不要再復出當麻豆(哈)
    pāi shè dāng tiān yī kāi shǐ qǐng tā ná shǒu ná bāo pāi , dàn zhào piàn kàn qǐ lái shí zài tài xiàng wǎng pāi má dòu , lì kè qǐng tā huàn ná xiàng jī , xiàn chǎng dà jiā yě fēn fēn gǔ chuī tā yào bù yào zài fù chū dāng má dòu ( hā )
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