起 初

qǐchū

“Originally” in Chinese is 起初 (qǐchū).

Meaning

originally; at first; at the outset

Example

我起初来自中国。

I'm originally from China.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

qǐHSK 110 strokesto rise chūHSK 37 strokesat first; initially

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