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起初 /qǐchū/ meaning in English

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起初 /qǐchū/ preposition

at first(initially; at the start)
preposition
[UK: ət ˈfɜːst] [US: ət ˈfɝːst]

in the first place(to begin with)
preposition
[UK: ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst ˈpleɪs] [US: ɪn ðə ˈfɝːst ˈpleɪs]

起初 /qǐchū/ adverb

initially(at the beginning)
adverb
[UK: ɪ.ˈnɪ.ʃə.li] [US: ˌɪ.ˈnɪ.ʃə.li]