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起初

Word

at first; at the beginning, before things changed

qǐ chū

qi3chu1HSK 7–9

Meaning

  1. at first; at the beginning, before things changed
  2. at the start of a time or situation

Examples

  • 起初我不喜欢这个颜色。

    qǐ chū wǒ bù xǐ huan zhè ge yán sè

    At first I didn't like this color.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 起初他不会汉语，现在会了。

    qǐ chū tā bú huì hàn yǔ xiàn zài huì le

    At first he didn't know Chinese, but now he can speak it.

    AI-generated sentence

Characters in 起初

起qǐ初chū
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