from the beginning; anew
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadverb
from the beginning; from the start
Emphasizes starting a process from its very first step or origin.
Zhè这
ge个
jì计
huà划
tài太
fù复
zá杂
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
děi得
cóng从
tóu头
zǐ仔
xì细
xiǎng想
xiang想
。
This plan is too complicated; we need to think it through carefully from the beginning.
Xué学
yī一
mén门
wài外
yǔ语
zuì最
hǎo好
cóng从
tóu头
dǎ打
hǎo好
jī基
chǔ础
。
When learning a foreign language, it's best to build a solid foundation from the start.
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Ràng让
wǒ我
men们
cóng从
tóu头
er儿
zuò做
qǐ起
ba吧
。
Let's start from the very beginning.
adverb
anew; all over again; from scratch
Implies restarting something, often after a failure or to improve it.
Méi没
guān关
xì系
，
shī失
bài败
le了
wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
cóng从
tóu头
zài再
lái来
。
It's okay. If we fail, we can start over from scratch.
Wén文
zhāng章
xiě写
de得
bù不
hǎo好
，
wǒ我
jué决
dìng定
cóng从
tóu头
er儿
xiě写
yī一
biàn遍
。
The article wasn't well-written, so I decided to rewrite it from scratch.
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Zhè这
ge个
chéng程
xù序
yǒu有
bugb
gōngu
chéngg
，
shī工
zhèng程
zài师
cóng正
tóu在
jiǎn从
chá头
dài检
mǎ查
代
码
。
There's a bug in this program; the engineer is checking the code from the beginning.