初期

chūqī

noun HSK 5 #12,953

Meanings

改革开放初期，中国变化很大。

Gǎigé kāifàng chūqī, Zhōngguó biànhuà hěn dà.

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

这个项目还在初期阶段。

Zhège xiàngmù hái zài chūqī jiēduàn.

This project is still in the initial stage.

创业初期总是最困难的。

Chuàngyè chūqī zǒngshì 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