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從零開始

简从零开始 · 繁從零開始

Mandarin · pinyin cóng líng kāi shǐ

to start from scratch

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從: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
零: líng · zero; fragment, fraction
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
始: shǐ · begin, start; then, only then
从: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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2–2–1–3 · cong2 ling2 kai1 shi3

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