起初

qǐ chū

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Adverb

Definition

  1. originally; at first; at the outset

Stroke order

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Example

起初我覺得很難,後來就習慣了。

At first I found it hard, but later I got used to it.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).