I didn't believe him at first.
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起初
qǐ chū
HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6
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qǐ chū · hei2 co1 (Jyutping)
- originally; at first; at the outset
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Character breakdown
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
She didn't like the horse at first.
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