"Initially" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 最初 | zuì chū | first / primary / initial / original / at first / initially / originally |   |
| 本 |  běn | (bound form) root / stem / (bound form) origin / source / (bound form) one's own / this / (bound form) this / the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally / initially / capital / principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc | |
| 梗 | gěng | branch / stem / stalk / CL:根[gen1] / to block / to hinder / (neologism that evolved from 哏[gen2], initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc) / prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc) | |
| 银样鑞枪头 | yín yàng là qiāng tóu | lit. pseudo-silver pewter spear-head / fig. an initially impressive person who turns out to be useless | |
| 冒题 | mào tí | writing style in which the main subject is not introduced initially (opposite: 破題|破题[po4ti2]) | |
| 原拟 | yuán nǐ | to initially plan to ... / to originally intend to ... | |
