初期(chū qī)

HSK 52 characters

initial stage

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 初期 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 此故事是以第二次世界大战初期为背景的。

    cǐ gù shì shì yǐ dì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn chū qī wèi bèi jǐng de

    The story is set in the early days of the Second World War.

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