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HSK
to begin / beginning / to start / initial / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
first / original / primitive / original (document etc)
HSK 5
initial / starting (point)
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  *始* | 始* | *始
to begin / to start / then / only then
to originate
to initiate; to found
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
Jianshi County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州, Hubei
outset / beginning
to initiate / to start / the start
a new year begins (idiom)
not necessarily / may not turn out to be / maybe not
to make a new start / to regenerate
to resume; to restart; to start afresh
to start from scratch
to initiate
ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
comet from Saturn, traditionally described as yellow / evil omen
lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle
from the outset / ab initio


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