Question 1

How do you pronounce 起初?

Accepted Answer

起初 is pronounced "qǐ chū" in Mandarin Chinese. Click the audio icon to hear the native pronunciation. The word is classified as HSK 6 level vocabulary.

Question 2

What does 起初 mean?

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起初 (qǐ chū) means: at first, in the beginning. It is used as a noun.

Question 3

How do you write 起初 in Chinese?

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起初 is written with 2 characters. View the stroke order animation above to learn the correct way to write each character. The traditional form is 起初.

Question 4

What are example sentences using 起初?

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See the examples section above for multiple sentences using 起初 in context, with pinyin pronunciation and translations in your selected language. Each example includes audio pronunciation to help you learn proper usage.

Traditional:

Zhuyin:

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Character relationships for 起初 (qǐ chū)

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Traditional:

Zhuyin:

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Related words by character connection

对不起HSK 1

起床HSK 1

一起HSK 2

起来HSK 2

起飞HSK 3

引起HSK 4

了不起HSK 5

看不起HSK 6

看得起HSK 6

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