"start from scratch" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 从头开始

Definition

在没有任何准备或优势的情况下，从头再做一件事，就像一切从零开始一样。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“从头开始”用于非正式场合，常在讨论项目、创业、或学习新技能时用，表示没有任何基础或进展。与“从零开始”类似。

Examples

After losing all his files, he had to start from scratch.

他丢失了所有文件，只好**从头开始**。

If this plan fails, we'll have to start from scratch again.

如果这个计划失败了，我们又得**从头开始**。

They built their business by starting from scratch.

他们是**从头开始**建立公司的。

I lost my draft, so now I have to start from scratch and rewrite the whole report.

我把草稿丢了，现在只能**从头开始**重写整个报告。

Sometimes it's faster to start from scratch than to fix a broken project.

有时候，**从头开始**比修复一个坏掉的项目还快。

After the storm destroyed our garden, we had no choice but to start from scratch.

暴风雨摧毁了我们的花园后，我们只能**从头开始**。