最初

zuìchū

HSK 5

最初 — zuìchū

1. initial; original; first (in time or order)

   最初的计划被完全改变了。 zuìchū de jìhuà bèi wánquán gǎibiàn le — The original plan was completely changed.

2. at first; initially; originally (describing how something began)

   我最初以为他会迟到，结果他提前到了。 wǒ zuìchū yǐwéi tā huì chídào jiéguǒ tā tíqián dào le — At first I thought he'd be late, but he arrived early.