Initially in Chinese
initially · HSK 5
最初
- 最 most
- 初 at first
最初我不喜欢这里，后来慢慢习惯了。 At first I didn't like it here, but I gradually got used to it.
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How do you say initially in Chinese?
Initially in Chinese is 最初 (zuì chū).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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