起初 qǐ chū — originally

Meanings

1. 1

   originally

   originally; at first; at the outset

   adverb

Character breakdown

• 起

  qǐ (third tone, dipping)

  to rise, to get up, to stand up; to begin; to raise; a measure word for cases or incidents

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Words containing 起

• 起qǐ (third tone, dipping)to rise
• 起来/起來qǐlái (third tone, dipping)to get up, to stand up, to rise
• 一起yìqǐ (fourth tone, falling)together
• 引起yǐnqǐ (third tone, dipping)to give rise to, to cause, to trigger
• 想起xiǎng (third tone, dipping) qǐ (third tone, dipping)to recall
• 对不起/對不起duìbuqǐ (fourth tone, falling)sorry; excuse me
• 起床qǐchuáng (third tone, dipping)to get up, to get out of bed
• 看起来/看起來kàn (fourth tone, falling) qǐ (third tone, dipping) lai (neutral tone)seemingly
• 起诉/起訴qǐ (third tone, dipping) sù (fourth tone, falling)to sue
• 起飞/起飛qǐfēi (third tone, dipping)to take off (of an aircraft)
• 提起tí (second tone, rising) qǐ (third tone, dipping)to mention
• 起码/起碼qǐ (third tone, dipping) mǎ (third tone, dipping)at the minimum
• 发起/發起fā (first tone, high and level) qǐ (third tone, dipping)to originate
• 了不起liǎo (third tone, dipping) bu (neutral tone) qǐ (third tone, dipping)amazing
• 响起/響起xiǎng (third tone, dipping) qǐ (third tone, dipping)(of a sound) to come forth
• 起点/起點qǐ (third tone, dipping) diǎn (third tone, dipping)starting point
• 掀起xiān (first tone, high and level) qǐ (third tone, dipping)to lift
• 起步qǐ (third tone, dipping) bù (fourth tone, falling)to set out