起初

Traditional form:

起初

Pinyin (reading):

qǐchū

Definitions:

• originally; at first; at the outset

Characters:

• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 初 - beginning, initial, primary

Traditional characters:

• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 初 - beginning, initial, primary