duān

formal

Meaning of 发端

发端 means to begin; to start; to initiate. Pronounced fā duān.

  • to begin; to start; to initiate

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
chǎng
wěi
de
biàn
duān
èr
shí
shì
chū
 

This great transformation began in the early twentieth century.

qiè
huì
dōu
duān
xiǎo
xiǎo
de
zhēng
zhí
 

All the misunderstandings originated from that small dispute.

Xiàn
dài
xué
xiǎng
duān
wén
xīng
shí
 

Modern scientific thought originated in the Renaissance period.