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起初
qǐ chū
at first
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What does 起初 mean?
起初 (pinyin: qǐ chū) means at first. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 起初
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 起 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 初
The characters of 起初
| 起 | qǐ | component character |
| 初 | chū | component character |
Related HSK 6 words
| 富裕 | Fù yù | wealthy |
| 弹性 | tán xìng | elasticity; flexibility |
| 推翻 | tuī fān | to overthrow, to topple |
| 氧气 | yǎng qì | oxygen |
| 内涵 | nèi hán | connotation |
| 窜 | cuàn | to scurry, dart |
| 压制 | yā zhì | suppress, repress |
| 扭转 | niǔ zhuǎn | to reverse, to turn around |
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