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Chinese to English Dictionary (1-5 of 129)

开始
[kāishǐ]
  • 1. start, begin
  • 2. beginning

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征兆
[zhēngzhào]
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  • sign

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红线
[hóngxiàn]
  • 1. A red string; used as a metaphor to refer to correct political thought that permeates from the beginning to the end of an article or work; also used as a metaphor to refer to the theme and major threads that are shown from the beginning to the end of a literary work.
  • 2. A boundary line drawn on blueprints for urban construction that divides land for construction and roads. It receives the name because it is usually drawn with a red line.

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数伏
[shǔfú]
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  • beginning of the three fu (三伏), the three hottest ten-day periods of the year; beginning of the hottest days of the year

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数九
[shǔjiǔ]
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  • beginning of the nine nine-day periods following the Winter Solstice; beginning of the coldest days of the year

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Examples (1-5 of 112)

详述本末
tell the whole story from beginning to end 本末
中华人民共和国的成立,标志着我国新的历史阶段的开始。
The founding of the People's Republic of China marked the beginning of a new historical period in our country. 标志
彻头彻尾的骗局
a downright (or sheer) fraud; deception from beginning to end 彻头彻尾
我们的计划开始成形了。
Our plan is beginning to take shape. 成形
本世纪初
the beginning of this century

Vocab List (1 of 2)

beginning
from 圣亦's Vocab List
  • 开始

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