初
期

Initial stage in Chinese: 初期 (chū qī)

chū qī

initial stage

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Definitions

  1. 1initial stage
  2. 2beginning period

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初
期

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ㄔㄨ

chū

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄑㄧ

qī

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 在学习的初期会遇到很多困难。

    zài xué xí de chū qī huì yù dào hěn duō kùn nán。

    In the early stage of learning, you run into many difficulties.

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Related words

初

chū

at first

期

qī

variant of 期

星期

xīng qī

week

初级

chū jí

junior

过期

guò qī

to be overdue

期待

qī dài

to look forward to

期间

qī jiān

period of time

日期

rì qī

date

时期

shí qī

period

学期

xué qī

term

最初

zuì chū

first

假期

jià qī

vacation

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