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Jyutping hei2 co1
Pinyin qǐ chū

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. originally
  2. at first
  3. at the outset
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    一開始​;​某件事​啱​啱​發​生​嘅​時​候
    at first; initially
    • 我舊年先嚟香港,起初我唔習慣呢度嘅生活,而家冇問題喇!
      我旧年先嚟香港,起初我唔习惯呢度嘅生活,而家冇问题喇!
      ngo5 gau6 nin2 sin1 lai4 hoeng1 gong2, hei2 co1 ngo5 m4 zaap6 gwaan3 ni1 dou6 ge3 sang1 wut6, ji4 gaa1 mou5 man6 tai4 laa3!
      I came to Hong Kong last year. At first I couldn't adjust to the life here but I'm fine now!
  2. 近義詞
    初初、最初、開頭、開首
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    at first; initially; in the beginning; originally; at the outset
    (syn.) 上頭仔, 原來, 旧底, 就跟儿, 当初, 就跟兒, 本則來, 劈頭, 原本, 本來, 一開始, 起始, 劈头, 本来, 始初, 原本榻里, 本底子, 一插手兒, 先頭, 寝头, 开先, 原初, 頭仔, 一插手儿, 寢頭, 本然, 头起先, 本则来, 原本榻裡, 本底, 原先, 本成, 頭頭, 自本, 初初, 原来, 當初時, 最初, 上头仔, 起頭, 先头, 一开始, 乍出猛兒, 当初时, 開先, 早先, 起首, 乍出猛儿, 當初, 起手, 原底, 起头, 开初, 原旦, 头仔, 頭起先, 本生, 舊底, 先前, 開初, 在本, 起先
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3207
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    起初谁也不相信我。
    起初誰也不相信我。
    qǐ chū shuí yě bù xiāng xìn wǒ 。
    • No one believed me at first.
  2. Mandarin
    我们的电脑系统起初出了点问题,不过现在已经修理好了。
    我們的電腦系統起初出了點問題,不過現在已經修理好了。
    wǒ men de diàn nǎo xì tǒng qǐ chū chū le diǎn wèn tí , bù guò xiàn zài yǐ jīng xiū lǐ hǎo le 。
    • Initially we had some problems with our computer system, but they've been sorted out now.
  3. Mandarin
    起初,神创造了天地。
    起初,神創造了天地。
    qǐ chū , shén chuàng zào le tiān dì 。
    • In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
  4. Mandarin
    我起初不喜欢他了,可是现在喜欢。
    我起初不喜歡他了,可是現在喜歡。
    wǒ qǐ chū bù xǐ huan tā le , kě shì xiàn zài xǐ huan 。
    • At first I did not like him, but now I do.
  5. Mandarin
    我起初觉得广播体操很无聊,但是现在却喜欢上了。
    我起初覺得廣播體操很無聊,但是現在卻喜歡上了。
    wǒ qǐ chū jué de guǎng bō tǐ cāo hěn wú liáo , dàn shì xiàn zài què xǐ huan shàng le 。
    • At the beginning, I was bored with radio gymnastics, but now I do not dislike it.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我旧年先嚟香港,起初我唔习惯呢度嘅生活,而家冇问题喇!
    我舊年先嚟香港,起初我唔習慣呢度嘅生活,而家冇問題喇!
    ngo5 gau6 nin2 sin1 lai4 hoeng1 gong2, hei2 co1 ngo5 m4 zaap6 gwaan3 ni1 dou6 ge3 sang1 wut6, ji4 gaa1 mou5 man6 tai4 laa3!
    • I came to Hong Kong last year. At first I couldn't adjust to the life here but I'm fine now!
  2. Cantonese
    佢起初构建呢个学系嘅时候,都冇谂过会发展得咁快。
    佢起初構建呢個學系嘅時候,都冇諗過會發展得咁快。
    • When he first start building up this faculty, he had never imagined it progressing at such rate.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    论到从起初原有的生命之道,就是我们所听见、所看见、亲眼看过、亲手摸过的。
    論到從起初原有的生命之道,就是我們所聽見、所看見、親眼看過、親手摸過的。
    lùn dào cóng qǐ chū yuán yǒu de shēng mìng zhī dào , jiù shì wǒ men suǒ tīng jiàn , suǒ kàn jiàn , qīn yǎn kàn guo , qīn shǒu mō guo de .
    • That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life
  2. Mandarin
    在起初天主创造了天地。
    在起初天主創造了天地。
    zài qǐ chū tiān zhǔ chuàng zào le tiān dì .
    • In the beginning God created heaven, and earth.