开端

開端

kāiduān

noun #9,167

Meanings

1 beginning; start; onset
2 opening (of a story, era, etc.)

Characters

to open; to start

end; beginning; edge

Examples

这只是一个开端。

Zhè zhǐshì yī gè kāiduān.

This is just the beginning.

良好的开端是成功的一半。

Liánghǎo de kāiduān shì chénggōng de yībàn.

A good beginning is half the battle.

这件事成为改革的开端。

Zhè jiàn shì chéngwéi gǎigé de kāiduān.

This event became the beginning of the reforms.

Tips

mistakes

开端 vs 开始: 开端 is a noun meaning 'the beginning' (a point in time or a starting event). 开始 can be both a noun and a verb ('to begin'). You can say 开始工作 (start working), but NOT 开端工作.

Stroke Order

开 kāi

端 duān