Meaning of 起初
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
qǐchū
- originally; at first; at the outset
起初 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
起初我不知道为什么。
At first, I had no idea why.
起初谁也不相信我。
No one believed me at first.
起初，他不会说英语。
At first, he could not speak English at all.
起初我没认出他来。
I didn't recognize him at first.
我起初来自中国。
I'm originally from China.
Stroke order for each character
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起 qǐ · to rise · 10 strokes
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初 chū · at first · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 起初.
| 一起 | yīqǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 起来 | qǐlái | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2] |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | to get out of bed; to get up |
| 想起 | xiǎngqǐ | to recall; to think of |
| 起飞 | qǐfēi | (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to star |
| 看起来 | kàn qǐlái | seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the |
| 当初 | dāngchū | at that time; originally |
| 初步 | chūbù | initial; preliminary |
| 初中 | chūzhōng | junior high school (abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]) |
| 初级 | chūjí | junior; primary |
| 年初 | niánchū | beginning of the year |
Questions about 起初
What does 起初 mean?
起初 (qǐchū) means "originally; at first; at the outset" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 起初?
起初 is made of 2 characters: 起 (10 strokes), 初 (7 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 起初 an HSK word?
Yes. 起初 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.