qǐ chū

Translation

  • originally
  • at first
  • at the outset

Synonyms

Examples

  • 起初,他不会说英语。
    At first he could not speak English at all.
  • 起初,神创造了天地。
    In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
  • 起初谁也不相信我。
    No one believed me at first.
  • 起初不怎么喜欢摇滚音乐,不过现在喜欢上了。
    At first I did not like rock music, but now I do.
  • 起初觉得广播体操很无聊,但是现在却喜欢上了。
    At the beginning, I was bored with radio gymnastics, but now I do not dislike it.
Chinese Tones