凡事开头难凡事開頭難凡事開頭難

everything is hard at the start

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Starting is the hardest part of any task. Like 'the first step is the hardest'.

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Simplified: 凡事开头难
Traditional (Taiwan): 凡事開頭難
Pinyin: fánshì kāitóu nán
Bopomofo: ㄈㄢˊ ㄕˋ ㄎㄞㄊㄡˊ ㄋㄢˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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