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起初 qǐchū

起初 qǐchū Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 起初 qǐchū .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qǐchū | qi3 chu1
English translation
originally
at first
at the outset

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Traditional form

起初 qǐchū

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí
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Etymology of 起初 qǐchū

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. zǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

zǒu

Positional decomposition

走己

Number of Strokes

10
chū

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts cutting out fabric () with a knife ( Dāo ), the first step in making clothes.

Positional decomposition

衤刀

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 起初 qǐchū

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将军 Jiāngjūn 起初 qǐchū 愣愣 de duì 侯恩 chǒu le 半晌 bàn shǎng .

The General had looked at Hearn blankly.

起初 qǐchū 天气 tiānqì hěn hǎo ,后来 hòulái cái 开始 kāishǐ xià .

It was fine to begin with and then It'started to rain.

鲜血 xiān xuè 起初 qǐchū zài 石子 shǎng 染上 rǎn shàng 一层 yī céng Hóng cǎi , 后来 hòulái 渐渐 jiàn jiàn dàn tuì , Chéng le 一片浅红.

The blood gives a sheet to the cobblestone at first, fades, becomes pink.

起初 qǐchū Qīng de de ,因此 yīncǐ duì 一直 yīzhí 存有 cún yǒu 戒心 jiè xīn , ér 现在 xiànzài 可以 kěyǐ 放心 fàngxīn 一些 yī xiē le .

I didn't know what I had expected of him , and I had taken no chances with him, but now I found that I could relax a little.

起初 qǐchū 设法 shè fǎ yòng duò Cháo 它们 tā men 过去 guòqu .

At first he tried to club them with the tiller.

起初 qǐchū Decomposition

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起初 qǐchū Compounds

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