Chinese phrase
我还没开始 wǒ hái méi kāi shǐ
Meaning
I haven't started yet
When to use it
This says that an activity has not started yet. It is a simple way to report that work or a task is still waiting to begin.
Example dialogue
签证材料准备好了吗？ qiān zhèng cái liào zhǔn bèi hǎo le ma
Are the visa documents ready?
我还没开始，还差一份证明。 wǒ hái méi kāi shǐ hái chà yí fèn zhèng míng
I haven't started yet, and I'm still missing one certificate.