Usage note
初期表示最开始的一段时间。
chū qī biǎo shì zuì kāi shǐ de yí duàn shí jiān。
初期 means the earliest period or initial stage.
Context note
初期常用于发展、疾病和计划。
chū qī cháng yòng yú fā zhǎn 、 jí bìng hé jì huà。
It is often used with development, illness, and plans.
5 examples
项目初期很忙。
xiàng mù chū qī hěn máng。
The project is very busy at the initial stage.
初期效果很好。
chū qī xiào guǒ hěn hǎo。
The initial effect is very good.
初期需要多观察。
chū qī xū yào duō guān chá。
At the early stage, you need to observe more.
病情初期不严重。
bìng qíng chū qī bù yán zhòng。
The condition is not serious at the early stage.
创业初期很辛苦。
chuàng yè chū qī hěn xīn kǔ。
The early stage of entrepreneurship is hard.
5 mini stories
初期阶段，大家一起学习。
chū qī jiē duàn， dà jiā yì qǐ xué xí。
In the initial stage, everyone studied together.
这项研究在初期取得了进展。
zhè xiàng yán jiū zài chū qī qǔ dé le jìn zhǎn。
This research made progress in the early stage.
他在初期遇到了一些困难。
tā zài chū qī yù dào le yì xiē kùn nán。
He encountered some difficulties at the early stage.
初期准备做得好，后面会更顺利。
chū qī zhǔn bèi zuò dé hǎo， hòu miàn huì gèng shùn lì。
If the initial preparation is good, things later will go smoother.
医生说初期治疗很重要。
yī shēng shuō chū qī zhì liáo hěn zhòng yào。
The doctor said early treatment is very important.
Mini dialogue
学习阶段
A
学习汉语的初期，你觉得什么最难？
Xuéxí Hànyǔ de chūqī, nǐ juéde shénme zuì nán?
In the early stage of learning Chinese, what do you find most difficult?
B
初期我觉得发音最难。
Chūqī wǒ juéde fāyīn zuì nán.
In the early stage, I found pronunciation the hardest.
植物生长
A
这棵小苗在生长初期需要很多水。
Zhè kē xiǎo miáo zài shēngzhǎng chūqī xūyào hěn duō shuǐ.
This little seedling needs a lot of water in its early growth stage.
B
好的，我会在初期每天给它浇水。
Hǎo de, wǒ huì zài chūqī měitiān gěi tā jiāoshuǐ.
Okay, I will water it every day in the early stage.
Related words and contrasts
contrast
中期
zhōngqī
middle stage
The stage after the early stage.
contrast
后期
hòuqī
late stage
The stage near the end.
similar
开始
kāishǐ
beginning
The early stage is the beginning of something.