起初 qǐchū▶ pada awalnya

Stroke order

起初 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

• 起 — 10 strokes
• 初 — 7 strokes

Related words

• 初步pendahuluan
• 当初Asli
• 掀起Berangkat; Memicu
• 起伏bergelombang
• 起哄membuat keributan
• 起源asal

起初 is pronounced qǐchū and means “pada awalnya”. HSK 6 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 起初 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.