Definition
初期 (chū qī) means 'initial stage, early period' — the early part of a process or time frame. Unlike 最初 (zuì chū), which points to the very beginning, and 早期 (zǎo qī), which often describes broader historical periods, 初期 is a neutral noun for the early stage of a project, disease, or plan.
noun
initial stageearly period
Examples
- 初期，。Zài xiàngmù de chū qī, wǒmen zuò le hěnduō yánjiū.In the initial stage of the project, we did a lot of research.
- 初期。Zhè zhǒng bìng de chū qī zhèngzhuàng bú suàn míngxiǎn.The early symptoms of this disease are not very obvious.
- 初期。chū qī de xuéxí jìhuà xūyào jiǎndān yìxiē.The initial learning plan needs to be simpler.
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