Dictionary/起初

起初

起初 qǐ chū

ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨ
NHSK 7-9TOCFL L4core 10k
1originally; at first; at the outset

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qǐ chū起初wǒ我tīng听bù不dǒng懂tā他shuō说de huà的话。
起初我听不懂他说的话。
I couldn't understand him at first.
起初,他不会说英语。
At first, he could not speak English at all.
我起初以为他是你哥哥。
At first, I thought he was your brother.