起初

qǐ chū
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. originally
  2. 2. at first
  3. 3. at the outset

Example Sentences

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起初 ，他不會說英語。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 811697)
起初 我沒認出他來。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 848424)
起初 她不喜歡馬。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 894364)

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Child Words of 起初

初
chū

at first