初期

chūqī

noun HSK 5 #12,953

Meanings

Gǎigé kāifàng chūqī, Zhōngguó biànhuà hěn dà.

In the early period of Reform and Opening Up, China changed dramatically.

Zhège xiàngmù hái zài chūqī jiēduàn.

This project is still in the initial stage.

Chuàngyè chūqī zǒng shì zuì kùnnan de.

The early days of starting a business are always the hardest.

usage

初期 (early stage) → 中期 (zhōngqī, middle stage) → 后期 (hòuqī, later stage). A common way to describe any timeline.

初 chū

期 qī