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怎么说：in the beginning
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一开始 = in the beginning
从前= once upon a time
If you are going to describing some things happened to you. 一开始 will be a better fit. If you are telling a old story/fairy story, 从前 maybe be better. 一开始 is way more common.
从前= once upon a time
If you are going to describing some things happened to you. 一开始 will be a better fit. If you are telling a old story/fairy story, 从前 maybe be better. 一开始 is way more common.
you tell a story by "从前"or "很久很久以前" which means it happened a long time ago.
eg.: 从前，森林里住着一只大灰狼...
eg.: 从前，森林里住着一只大灰狼...
agree with 1#, it is 很久很久以前/从前/老早个晨光
my teacher from kindergarten or granny （same as others ppl）ALWAYS start to describe story with words "long long ago" in Chinese, however they just speak it with dialect;)
my teacher from kindergarten or granny （same as others ppl）ALWAYS start to describe story with words "long long ago" in Chinese, however they just speak it with dialect;)
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