初期

chūqī

noun HSK 5 #12,953

Meanings

HSK 3

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.

HSK 4

这个项目还在初期阶段。

Zhège xiàngmù hái zài chūqī jiēduàn.

This project is still in the initial stage.

HSK 5

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.

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