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HSK
from beginning to end / all along
HSK 3
to begin / beginning / to start / initial / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
first / original / primitive / original (document etc)
HSK 5
from start to finish (idiom)
HSK 7-9
creator; founder; initiator
HSK 7-9
initial / starting (point)
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  *始* | 始* | *始
to begin / to start / then / only then
to originate
to initiate; to found
unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
Gushi county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles / the wheel comes full circle
Archaeopteryx
lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step / fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one
primogenitor / founder of a school or trade
whole story / the ins and outs
lit. the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom) / fig. the originator of an evil practice
(of trains etc) to set off (on a journey) / to start (being issued or circulated) / to start (happening) / originating
Jianshi County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州, Hubei
where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish.
where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish.
Shixing County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关, Guangdong
outset / beginning
unswerving / unflinching
to initiate / to start / the start
to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span
to follow through; to carry through to the end
a new year begins (idiom)
not necessarily / may not turn out to be / maybe not
Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)
to make a new start / to regenerate
starting point / initial point
primitive man; prehistoric human
(computing) to initialize / initialization
to resume; to restart; to start afresh
Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor
to start from scratch
to initiate
the tomb of the first emperor at Mt Li 驪山|骊山 near Xi'an (awaits excavation)
creator; initiator
The Flintstones (TV Series)
old growth forest / primary forest / original forest cover
primitive society
Jianshi County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州, Hubei
school opening ceremony (to mark the start of a semester) (Tw)
Gushi county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
not expected at the outset (idiom) / unforeseen / to be surprised by the turn of events
Eocene system (geology)
the mausoleum of the First Emperor near Xi'an
from start to finish
virgin tropical rainforest
source code (computing) (Tw, HK)
to start building
Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)
Shixing County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关, Guangdong
comet from Saturn, traditionally described as yellow / evil omen
the First Emperor 259-210 BC
lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle
from the outset / ab initio


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