开端

Traditional: 開端

kāi duān

Dictionary entry

start

What does 开端 mean?

开端 (kāi duān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1start

2beginning

Character breakdown

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开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 端duān(bound form) tip; end; extremity · (bound form) aspect; facet

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How to pronounce 开端

开端

kāi duān

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