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
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