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开端

kāi duān · kai duan

Traditional 開端

Meaning

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  1. start
  2. beginning
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Day one

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)是(shì)我(wǒ)跑步(pǎobù)计划(jìhuà)的(de)开端(kāiduān)！

    Today is the start of my running plan!

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)的(de)开端(kāiduān)，是(shì)成功(chénggōng)的(de)一半(yībàn)。

    A good start is half of success.

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)！我(wǒ)先(xiān)跑(pǎo)一百(yībǎi)米(mǐ)！

    Right! First I'll run a hundred meters!

  4. Liangliang

    一百(yībǎi)米(mǐ)以后(yǐhòu)呢(ne)？

    And after the hundred meters?

  5. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)的(de)开端(kāiduān)，也(yě)是(shì)今天(jīntiān)的(de)结尾(jiéwěi)。

    Today's start is also today's ending.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)好(hǎo)的(de)开(kāi)端(duān)。

It's a good start.

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

02

为(wèi)何(hé)如(rú)何(hé)？你(nǐ)疑(yí)问(wèn)的(de)当(dāng)下(xià)就(jiù)是(shì)科(kē)学(xué)的(de)开(kāi)端(duān)。

Science begins when you ask why and how.

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

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