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开初

/ kāichū /
Strokes

Definition

at the outset/at first/early

Example

As a Noun

at first; at the outset; in the beginning

1
Kāi
chū
tóng
同意
  
,
dàn
zuìzhōng
最终
háishi
还是
ràng
让步
le
  

At first I disagreed, but compromised in the end.

2
Kāi
chū
jiù
yīnggāi
应该
xiàng
jiěshì
解释
zhè
diǎn
  

You should have explained this to her at the outset.