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开端 (kāi duān) — beginning, start (of an event, period, or process)

Definition

A formal/literary word for the 'beginning' of an event, period, or story. More abstract and written than the plain 开始, and feels weightier than 起点 (which leans toward a literal 'starting point').

noun
beginningstart (of an event, period, or process)

Examples

  • 开端。
    Liáng hǎo de kāi duān shì chéng gōng de yí bàn.
    A good start is half the battle.
  • 开端。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù de kāi duān hěn shùn lì.
    The start of this project went very smoothly.
  • 开端。
    Gù shi de kāi duān fā shēng zài xià tiān.
    The story's beginning takes place in summer.
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