# 起初 (qǐchū)

In Mandarin Chinese, 起初 (qǐchū) means “at first; originally”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: at first; originally
- Pinyin: qǐchū (qi3 chu1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 起初我并不同意他的看法。
  Qǐchū wǒ bìng bù tóngyì tā de kànfǎ.
  At first, I did not agree with his view at all.

## Characters

- [起](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-get-up/) (qǐ): to get up; to rise
- [初](https://hanziro.com/word/chu-beginning/) (chū): beginning; early part

https://hanziro.com/word/qi-chu-at-first/

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