开场

xì kāi chǎng hòu cái lái

戏开场后才来

came after the performance started

tā men dào jù yuàn shí xì yǐ jīng kāi chǎng le

她们到剧院时，戏已经开场了。

The play had already begun when they got to the theatre.

qún zhòng dà huì shang tā zǒng shì dài tóu fā yán huà suī bù duō què néng gěi huì yì zuò gè hěn hǎo de kāi chǎng

群众大会上，他总是带头发言，话虽不多，却能给会议做个很好的开场。

He was always the first to take the floor whenever there was a mass rally, and his speech, though without much words, often made a good beginning for such a meeting.

dà xuǎn yǐ jīng kāi chǎng

大选已经开场。

The general election has already started.

zhè ge duì méi yǒu chōng fèn lì yòng kāi chǎng shí lǐng xiān de yōu shì

这个队没有充分利用开场时领先的优势。

The team failed to capitalize on their early lead.