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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

开端 [kāiduān]
  1. 1. noun beginning

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

开端 [kāiduān]
  1. 1. beginning; start; starting point
    两国关系新的开端
    a new turn in the relations between the two countries
    良好的开端
    a good beginning

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

开端 [kāiduān]
  1. 1. 事物开头的阶段或部分
    这是个充满希望的开端
    小说的开端

Examples

两国关系新的开端
a new turn in the relations between the two countries
开端
beginning; start
开端
beginning
故事的开端为悲剧性的结尾埋下了伏笔。
The beginning of the story foreshadows the tragic ending.
开端
小说的开端
A bad start can be rectified, a good start can be built upon.
坏的开端可以纠正,好的开端可以很快开始。

Collocations

良好的开端
suddenly inducing resuscitation
事情的开端
an open store
新的开端
setting up a public relations lesson

Word Decomposition


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