- the first step is the hardest (idiom)
Generated definitions (experimental)
- the first step is the hardest (idiom)
This idiom expresses the idea that beginning something new or undertaking a challenging task is often the most difficult part, while once you start, the rest may become easier.
Generated collocations (experimental)
wàn shì qǐ tóu nán万事起头难the first step is the hardestkāi shǐ开始zǒng shì总是kùn nan困难de的the beginning is always difficultmài chū迈出dì yī bù第一步to take the first stepchū shǐ初始jiē duàn阶段jiān nán艰难the initial stage is toughzuò做hǎo好zhǔn bèi准备gōng zuò工作to do the preparation workzhì志zài在bì děi必得driven to achievekè fú克服kāi duān开端kùn nan困难to overcome the difficulties of the beginningmái tóu kǔ gàn埋头苦干to work hard without distractionkāi jú开局bù lì不利an unfavorable startcóng tóu从头kāi shǐ开始to start from the beginning