beginning; start; commencement
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
beginning; start; commencement; outset
neutralSlightly more formal than 开始. Often used in written or formal contexts to describe the initial stage of an event, process, or period.
Liáng良
hǎo好
de的
kāi开
duān端
shì是
chéng成
gōng功
de的
yī一
bàn半
。
A good beginning is half the success.
Zhè这
gè个
gù故
shi事
de的
kāi开
duān端
fā发
shēng生
zài在
shàng上
shì世
jì纪
bā八
shí十
nián年
dài代
。
The beginning of this story took place in the 1980s.
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Xīn新
xué学
qī期
yǒu有
le了
yī一
gè个
liáng良
hǎo好
de的
kāi开
duān端
。
The new semester has gotten off to a good start.
Huì会
yì议
de的
kāi开
duān端
bù部
fèn分
bǐ比
jiào较
chén沉
mèn闷
，
hòu后
lái来
cái才
huó活
yuè跃
qǐ起
lái来
。
The beginning of the meeting was rather dull, but it livened up later.