🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

开始

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kāishǐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Inception/ɪnˈsɛp.ʃən/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这个项目的开始非常成功。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The establishment or starting point of an institution or activity.

    "The inception of the new policy was met with widespread approval."
  2. 2

    The beginning of something, especially an idea or project.

    "From its inception, the project aimed to improve community health."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'inception' originates from the Latin 'inceptio', meaning 'a beginning, commencement'. It entered the English language in the late 14th century, evolving to denote the act of beginning something, particularly in formal contexts.

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