khởi sự
Pronunciation
Northern
/xə̰ːj˧˩˧ sɨ̰ʔ˨˩/
Central
/kʰəːj˧˩˨ ʂɨ̰˨˨/
Southern
/kʰəːj˨˩˦ ʂɨ˨˩˨/
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Verb
begin
The act of starting to perform a specific task or an important plan in one's life.
vi Chúng ta hãy cùng khởi sự công việc kinh doanh này.
en Let's start this business task together.
Parts
khởi / sự / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 起事 …
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Parts
khởi / sự / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 起事 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 起事
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
起事
Candidates by syllable
khởi
起
sự
事
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
bắt đầu / bắt tay / khởi đầu / đi vào …
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Similar
bắt đầu / bắt tay / khởi đầu / đi vào …
Use
khởi hành / khởi nghiệp / khởi động / khởi công …
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Use
khởi hành / khởi nghiệp / khởi động / khởi công …