HSK 6 HSK V7-9
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起初

/ qǐchū /
Strokes

Definition

originally/at first/at the outset

Example

As an Adverb

originally; initially; at first; in the beginning; at the outset; at the start

1
Zhè
suǒ
xué
大学
chū
起初
shì
suǒ
zhōngzhuān
中专
  

The university was originally a polytechnic school.

2
chū
起初
tóng
同意
de
zuò
做法
  
,
hòulái
后来
cái
juéde
觉得
zhèyàng
这样
zuò
shì
yǒudào
有道
li
de
  

At first, I didn't agree with his way of doing things, but later I realized that he was right.

3
chū
起初
hěn
jǐnzhāng
紧张
  
,
dàn
hěnkuài
很快
jiù
zhèndìng
镇定
xiàlai
下来
  

At the beginning, she was very nervous but she soon got over it.