Definition
开端 is a formal noun meaning 'beginning' or 'start', used for events, periods, or processes. It is more literary than 开始 and often appears in fixed phrases like 良好的开端 ('a good start').
n.
beginningstart (of an event, period, or process)
Examples
- 开端。Liánghǎo de kāi duān shì chénggōng de yí bàn.A good start is half the battle.
- 开端。Zhège xiàngmù de kāi duān hěn shùnlì.The start of this project went very smoothly.
- 开端。Gùshi de kāi duān fāshēng zài xiàtiān.The story's beginning takes place in summer.
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