起初

qǐ chū

HSK 7freq #8773

Meanings

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qǐ chū

1.originally; at first; at the outset

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Wiktionary

1.at first; initially; in the beginning; originally; at the outset

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Stroke order

Components

起走己

初衤刀

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Characters

Example sentences

起初我不相信他。
I didn't believe him at first.
起初她不喜歡馬。
She didn't like the horse at first.
起初我沒認出他來。
I didn't recognize him at first.
起初，他不會說英語。
At first, he could not speak English at all.
起初我不知道為什麼。
At first, I had no idea why.
起初我聽不懂他說的話。
I couldn't understand him at first.

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