|bɪˈgɪnɪŋ| A. noun 1. (point where sth. starts) 起点 qǐdiǎn since the beginning of time 自古以来 the beginning of the legend 传说的起源 to start at or from the beginning 从头开始 to go back to the beginning 回到起点 from beginning to end 自始至终 2. (first part) 开始 kāishǐ in the beginning 起初 at the beginning (of [something]) 在(某事物)开始时 at the beginning of May 在5月初 a good/bad beginning 良好/不好的开端 the beginning of the end (for [somebody]/[something]) (某人/某事物)结局的开始 B. beginnings noun plural (origins) 起源 qǐyuán (earliest stages) 初始阶段 chūshǐ jiēduàn to have its beginnings (in [something]) 起源(于某事物) to start or grow from small beginnings «company» 从小生意起步 the beginnings of a headache 头痛的先兆