beginning; start; outset
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1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to begin; to start; to commence
literaryUsed in formal, literary, or official contexts. Most commonly appears in set phrases such as '新春伊始' (at the beginning of the new year) or '下车伊始' (immediately upon taking up a new post). While tagged as a verb, it often functions nominally to mean 'the beginning' or 'the outset' in these fixed expressions.
Xīn新
chūn春
yī伊
shǐ始
，
wàn万
xiàng象
gēng更
xīn新
。
With the beginning of the new year, everything takes on a fresh look.
Tā他
xià下
chē车
yī伊
shǐ始
，
jiù就
shēn深
rù入
jī基
céng层
diào调
yán研
。
Immediately upon taking up his post, he went down to the grassroots level to conduct investigations.
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Gōng公
sī司
chuàng创
jiàn建
yī伊
shǐ始
，
tiáo条
jiàn件
shí十
fēn分
jiān艰
kǔ苦
。
Conditions were extremely difficult at the inception of the company.
Liǎng两
guó国
jiàn建
jiāo交
yī伊
shǐ始
，
shuāng双
biān边
guān关
xì系
fā发
zhǎn展
xùn迅
sù速
。
Bilateral relations developed rapidly at the beginning of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.