How to say beginning/to start in Chinese 开头

事情一开头就很顺利 ( Things started smoothly )

会议刚开头，还早着呢。 ( The meeting has just begun, it is still early. )

开头儿他赢了，后来他又输了 ( At first he won, but later he lost again. )

小说一开头就故布疑阵。 ( At the beginning of the novel, doubts arose. )

文章用设问开头，引人注目。 ( The article begins with set questions and is compelling. )

文章的开头儿和结尾很重要，一定要写好。 ( The beginning and the end of the article are important. Be sure to write it well. )

小说一开头儿铺叙了主人公的家世。 ( The novel begins with a story about the hero's family. )

开头倒挺热闹的，后来就无声无臭，烟消火灭了。 ( It was quite lively at the beginning, but then it was silent and odorless, and the smoke went out. )

这篇文章的开头跟结尾不相应。 ( The beginning and end of this article do not correspond. )

学习书画，开头总要临摹。 ( When studying calligraphy, always copy at the beginning. )

文章开头气势很足，可惜煞尾松劲了。 ( At the beginning of the article, the momentum is very strong, but unfortunately the tail is relaxed. )