起先

Traditional form:

起先

Pinyin (reading):

qǐxiān

Definitions:

• at first; in the beginning

Characters:

• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 先 - first, former, previous

Traditional characters:

• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 先 - first, former, previous