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开头

kāi tóu · kai tou

Traditional 開頭

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. beginning
  2. to start
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  1. Dengdeng

    作文(zuòwén)的(de)开头(kāitóu)太(tài)难(nán)了(le)，我(wǒ)写(xiě)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    The beginning of my essay is so hard. I've spent an hour on it.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)写(xiě)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    What did you write?

  3. Dengdeng

    只(zhǐ)写(xiě)了(le)两个(liǎnggè)字(zì)：今天(jīntiān)。

    Only two words: "today".

  4. Liangliang

    开头(kāitóu)有(yǒu)了(le)，快(kuài)写(xiě)下去(xiàqù)！

    You have a beginning. Keep writing!

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)要(yào)写(xiě)的(de)是(shì)昨天(zuótiān)的(de)事(shì)……

    But what I want to write about is yesterday...

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2 examples
01

一(yì)开(kāi)头(tóu)她(tā)吓(xià)坏(huài)了(le), 后(hòu)来(lái)才(cái)定(dìng)下(xià)神(shén)来(lái)。

At first she was terrified, then she pulled herself together.

Tatoeba: Chinese by omerfarukckmk · English by omerfarukckmk · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

一(yí)个(gè)大(dà)写(xiě)字(zì)母(mǔ)被(bèi)使(shǐ)用(yòng)在(zài)一(yí)个(gè)句(jù)子(zi)的(de)开(kāi)头(tóu)。

A capital letter is used at the beginning of a sentence.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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