最初, zuìchū
Meaning: at first, initially, the beginning
HSK 5 word
Example
最初我不会做饭，现在做得很好。
Zuìchū wǒ bú huì zuò fàn, xiànzài zuò de hěn hǎo.
At first I couldn't cook, but now I'm good at it.
More HSK 5 words
- 曾céngonce, at one time
- 从不cóng bùnever
- 渐渐jiànjiàngradually
- 首次shǒucìfirst time, for the first time
- 当年dāngniánin those years, back then
- 当前dāngqiáncurrent, present, to be faced with
- 当中dāngzhōngamong, in the middle of
- 今日jīnrìtoday
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