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开篇

kāi piāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
start of literary work / opening song of ballad in Tanci style 彈詞|弹词[tán cí]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-589d94db9677ab77. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

開篇 开篇 [kai1 pian1] /start of literary work/opening song of ballad in Tanci style 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2]/

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Other forms in these source records: 開篇

  • 开
    kāi

    to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on / to put in operation / to operate / to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away / off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kāi ěr wén] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kāi běn], book format

  • 篇
    piān

    sheet / piece of writing / bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old) / classifier for written items: chapter, article

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