起初
qǐ chū
HSK level: HSK 6
Meaning
originally; at first; at the outset
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起初我不相信他。
qǐ chū wǒ bù xiāng xìn tā。
I didn't believe him at first.
起初他以为英语很难，如今他觉得很简单。
qǐ chū tā yǐ wéi Yīng yǔ hěn nán， rú jīn tā jué de hěn jiǎn dān。
At first, he thought English very difficult, but now he thinks it is easy.