万事开头难 wàn shì kāi tóu nán

DEFINITIONS

  1. every beginning is difficult (idiom)
  2. getting started is always the hardest part

CHARACTERS

万 wàn
HSK 3
ten thousand; innumerable
事 shì
HSK 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
开 kāi
HSK 1
open; initiate, begin, start
头 tóu
HSK 3
head; top; chief, first; boss
难 nán
HSK 3
difficult, arduous, hard; unable