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起步

qǐ bù
HSK 7

English Meaning

to set out; to set in motion; the start (of some activity)

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一走起步就是两个月
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“They dump all the exhausting, long-term travel on me without giving me fair compensation.”

1. PREVIOUS

出差的活必分给我

“The business trips were always assigned to me.”

“I needed to be gone for at least 2 months every time.”

3. NEXT

每次大型的项目我都协助 可到了分钱的时候

“I assisted with every major project, but when it came to payment,”

《轧戏》 · workplace
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网文作者起步有多辛苦 你不会不知道吧
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“You know full well how brutal this industry is, so stop acting naive.”

1. PREVIOUS

不是你真想清楚了吗

“Have you really thought this through?”

“You know how hard it is starting out as a web novelist.”

3. NEXT

全国两千多万的网文作者 我们大家会知道的

“There are over twenty million authors in the country. And the ones anyone actually knows”

《爱情没有神话》 · social_and_dating
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终点网文才刚刚起步 万事开头难嘛
HSK 7 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“Don't beat yourself up; it is completely normal that we have zero readers right now.”

1. PREVIOUS

真的是一个读者都没有啊 黄哥 你别着急

“Not a single reader at all. Huang, don't worry.”

“Our web fiction company has just begun. It's always tough at the start.”

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终点网文一点流量都没有 我的责任很大

“We're not getting any views at all. I'm carrying a heavy responsibility.”

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