Chinese word · Mandarin
起初
qǐ chūIn English: at first; initially
Example sentences
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起初,丽娜觉得这本书很有趣。
qǐ chū, lì nà jué de zhè běn shū hěn yǒu qù.
At first, Lina found this book very interesting.
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起初,丽华不喜欢吃水果。
qǐ chū, lì huá bù xǐ huān chī shuǐ guǒ.
At first, Lihua didn't like to eat fruit.
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起初,秀英对这个游戏不太了解。
qǐ chū, xiù yīng duì zhè ge yóu xì bù tài liǎo jiě.
At first, Xiuying didn't understand this game very well.
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起初,瑞琪认为学习中文很难,但是后来她发现其实也很有趣。
qǐ chū, ruì qí rèn wéi xué xí zhōng wén hěn nán, dàn shì hòu lái tā fā xiàn qí shí yě hěn yǒu qù.
At first, Ruiqi thought learning Chinese was difficult, but later she found it actually very interesting.
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起初,佳雨对她的新工作感到紧张,然而随着时间的推移,她逐渐适应了这个环境,并且开始享受其中的挑战与乐趣。
qǐ chū, jiā yǔ duì tā de xīn gōng zuò gǎn dào jǐn zhāng, rán ér suízhe shí jiān de tuī yí, tā zhú jiàn shì yìng le zhè ge huán jìng, bìng qiě kāi shǐ xiǎng shòu qí zhōng de tiǎo zhàn yǔ lè qù.
At first, Jiayu felt nervous about her new job, but as time went by, she gradually adapted to the environment and began to enjoy the challenges and fun within it.
hard
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