Chinese dictionary
n.beginning; start; open end; inception
故事的开端
beginning of the story
这次卫星发射的成功,是我国发展空间技术的一个良好开端。
The success of this satellite launch is a good start for the development of our country's space technology.
两国关系的新开端
a new turn in the relations between the two countries
成功的开端
successful beginning
良好的开端就是成功的一半。
Well begun is half done.
签署的这份协定是两国关系改善的开端。
The signing of the agreement was a prologue to better relations between the two countries.
吉祥的开端
auspicious beginning
微不足道的开端常常会有伟大的结果。
It often happens that little beginnings have great endings.
这场强盗式的帝国主义战争是欧洲内战的开端。
The piratical imperialist war is the beginning of civil war throughout Europe.
销量在经历了一个不乐观的开端之后开始上升。
Sales improved after an unpromising start.