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起
初
起初 (qǐchū)
qǐchū
HSK level
HSK 6
Part of speech
Adverb
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Meanings
1
at first; initially
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起
qǐ
to rise, to get up; to start, to begin
初
chū
beginning; start; initial stage; originally; first