開端

开端
kāiduān
  1. start
  2. beginning

CEDICT

beginning; start

Wiktionary

開始、起始。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 開 kāi
  1. to open (transitive or intransitive)
  2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
  3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
  4. to boil
  5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  6. (directional complement) away; off
  7. carat (gold)
  8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 Kāiěrwén
  9. abbr. for 開本 kāiběn, book format
=2 端 duān
  1. (bound form) tip; end; extremity
  2. (bound form) aspect; facet
  3. (bound form) upright; proper
  4. to hold sth level with both hands; to carry
  5. to eliminate; to wipe out
=2 端 duān
  1. old variant of 端 duān
  2. start
  3. origin

Related entries

耑 duān
  1. old variant of 端 duān
  2. start
  3. origin
湯姆給我們端了茶。

Tom served us tea.

Source: Tatoeba

開首 kāishǒu
  1. beginning
  2. start
  3. opening
  4. in the beginning
  5. to start
  6. to open
朔 shuò
  1. beginning
  2. first day of lunar month
  3. north
開頭 kāitóu
  1. beginning
  2. to start
從第十課的開頭讀起。

Read Lesson 10 from the beginning.

Source: Tatoeba

伊始 yīshǐ
  1. outset
  2. beginning
初 chū
  1. at first
  2. (at the) beginning
  3. first
  4. junior
  5. basic
她大病初愈。

She recovered from her long illness.

Source: Tatoeba

開始 kāishǐ
  1. to begin
  2. beginning
  3. to start
  4. initial

classifier: 個

開始搜尋。

Begin searching.

Start searching.

Source: Tatoeba

權輿 quányú
  1. to sprout
  2. (fig). to begin
  3. beginning
發軔 fārèn
  1. to set (sth) afoot
  2. to initiate
  3. beginning
  4. origin
  5. commencement
起頭 qǐtóu
  1. to start
  2. at first
  3. beginning