始 ci² {shǐ}

1. to begin
2. to start
3. then
4. only then

始祖 ci² zou² {shǐ zǔ}

(noun) Ancestor

始點〔-点〕 ci² dim² {shǐ diǎn}

1. starting point
2. initial point

始發〔-发〕 ci² faat³ {shǐ fā}

1. (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey)
2. to start (being issued or circulated)
3. to start (happening)
4. originating

始建 ci² gin³ {shǐ jiàn}

1. to start building
2. first built

始興〔-兴〕 ci² hing¹ {Shǐ xīng}

Shixing County in Shaoguan 韶關, Guangdong

始末 ci² mut⁶ {shǐ mò}

1. whole story
2. the ins and outs

始祖 ci² zou² {shǐ zǔ}

1. primogenitor
2. founder of a school or trade

始終〔-终〕 ci² zung¹ {shǐ zhōng}

1. from beginning to end
2. all along

始興縣〔-兴县〕 ci² hing¹ jyun⁶ {Shǐ xīng Xiàn}

Shixing County in Shaoguan 韶關, Guangdong

始新紀〔--纪〕 ci² san¹ gei² {shǐ xīn jì}

Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)

始新世 ci² san¹ sai³ {Shǐ xīn shì}

Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)

始新統〔--统〕 ci² san¹ tung² {shǐ xīn tǒng}

Eocene system (geology)

始祖鳥〔--鸟〕 ci² zou² niu⁵ {shǐ zǔ niǎo}

Archaeopteryx

始料未及 ci² liu⁶ mei⁶ kap⁶ {shǐ liào wèi jí}

1. not expected at the outset (idiom)
2. unforeseen
3. to be surprised by the turn of events

始作俑者 ci² zok³ jung² ze² {shǐ zuò yǒng zhě}

1. lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom)
2. fig. the originator of an evil practice

始終不渝〔-终--〕 ci² zung¹ bat¹ jyu⁴ {shǐ zhōng bù yú}

1. unswerving
2. unflinching

始終如一〔-终--〕 ci² zung¹ jyu⁴ jat¹ {shǐ zhōng rú yī}

unswerving from start to finish (idiom)