起初

qǐ chū

HSK 6 noun

Meaning 释义

originally; at first; at the outset

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In real sentences 真实例句

起初qǐchū谁shéi也yě不bù相信xiāngxìn我wǒ。

No one believed me at first.

Tatoeba #337332

起初qǐchū，神shén创造chuàngzào了le天地tiāndì。

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Tatoeba #565625

我wǒ起初qǐchū来自láizì中国Zhōngguó。

I'm originally from China.

Tatoeba #669441

起初qǐchū，他tā不会bùhuì说shuō英语Yīngyǔ。

At first, he could not speak English at all.

Tatoeba #811697

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