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起初

qǐ chū
HSK 7

English Meaning

originally; at first; at the outset

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
狄某起初以为凶手是左利手
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“You tried to mislead me with left-handed wounds, but I have already uncovered your real trick.”

1. PREVIOUS

与你不符

“It does not match yours.”

“At first, I believed the killer was left-handed.”

3. NEXT

他是左利手

“He is left-handed.”

《大唐迷雾》 · legal_and_police
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起初我入了皇宫
HSK 7 00:01
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1. PREVIOUS

更换着我的姓名和身份

“change my name and identity.”

“At first, I worked in the Imperial Palace”

3. NEXT

结识了苏太乙

“where I met Su Taiyi.”

《佳偶天成》 · historical_and_court
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起初我也以为 这事跟以前一样
HSK 6 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“I was naive at first, but this problem goes way deeper than routine office cover-ups.”

1. PREVIOUS

你小子说话 还是这么不中听

“You still talk so harshly.”

“At first, I also thought it was just like before,”

3. NEXT

是领导怕事情闹大了 伤筋动骨

“that the leaders were afraid that if the issues were spread out, it would cause more serious troubles.”

《生命树》 · workplace
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