起初
hei2 co1qǐ chū
English
- originally; at first; at the outset
- at first; initially
粵語 — Cantonese
- 一開始;某件事啱啱發生嘅時候
Examples
我舊年先嚟香港,起初我唔習慣呢度嘅生活,而家冇問題喇!
I came to Hong Kong last year. At first I couldn't adjust to the life here but I'm fine now!
我起初来自中国。
I'm originally from China.
Tatoeba · aye1995 CC BY
起初我不相信他。
I didn't believe him at first.
Tatoeba · Martha CC BY
起初她不喜歡馬。
She didn't like the horse at first.
Tatoeba · Martha CC BY
起初誰也不相信我。
No one believed me at first.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
起初我沒認出他來。
I didn't recognize him at first.
Tatoeba · Martha CC BY
起初,神創造了天地。
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk