千阵万阵，难买头阵千陣萬陣，難買頭陣千陣萬陣，難買頭陣

of a thousand battles, ten thousand battles, none is worth as much as the first battle

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: The first engagement matters most, so win it; by extension, a good start is vital.

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Simplified: 千阵万阵，难买头阵
Traditional (Taiwan): 千陣萬陣，難買頭陣
Pinyin: qiān zhèn wàn zhèn, nán mǎi tóuzhèn
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄢㄓㄣˋ ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄣˋ，ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄞˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄓㄣˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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