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起初

qǐ chū · qi chu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

起(qǐ)初(chū)我(wǒ)们(men)并(bìng)不(bù)熟(shú)悉(xī)，渐(jiàn)渐(jiàn)地(de)就(jiù)熟(shú)悉(xī)起(qǐ)来(lái)了(le)。

At first, we weren't familiar at all. Over time we got to know each other.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by emmettricks · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

起(qǐ)初(chū)我(wǒ)以(yǐ)为(wéi)这(zhè)道(dào)题(tí)很(hěn)简(jiǎn)单(dān)，做(zuò)起(qǐ)来(lái)才(cái)发(fā)现(xiàn)并(bìng)不(bù)容(róng)易(yì)。

At first I thought this problem was very simple, but once I started doing it I found it wasn't easy at all.

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