初期 (chū qī) — initial stage; early period
Definition
初期 is a noun meaning 'initial stage' of a process or situation, used like a period name (…的初期, 初期+verb). Compared with 早期, 初期 focuses on the very start of something, while 早期 covers a broader early stretch.
noun
initial stageearly period
Examples
- 初期，。Zài xiàng mù de chū qī, wǒ men zuò le hěn duō yán jiū.In the initial stage of the project, we did a lot of research.
- 初期。Zhè zhǒng bìng de chū qī zhèng zhuàng bú suàn míng xiǎn.The early symptoms of this disease are not very obvious.
- 初期。chū qī De xué xí jì huà xū yào jiǎn dān yì xiē.The initial learning plan needs to be simpler.
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