起初

Pinyin: qǐchū

originally; at first; at the outset

Example sentence

我起初来自中国。

Wǒ qǐchū láizì Zhōngguó.

I'm originally from China.

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What 起初 means

起初 (qǐchū) is an Chinese word meaning “originally; at first; at the outset”. It appears in the HSK 6 collection.

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HSK 6

Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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