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万事起头难
萬事起頭難
wànshìqǐtóunán
1. the first step is the hardest (idiom)

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万
wàn
ten thousand; innumerable
HSK 3 3 丶
事
shì
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
HSK 2 8 丶
起
qǐ
to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
HSK 1 10 丶
头
tóu
head; chief, boss; first, top
HSK 3 5 丶
难
nán
hard, difficult, arduous; unable
HSK 3 10 丶

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