Nantoka/初期chū qīHSK 5初期 (chū qī) is a Chinese word meaning “initial stage; beginning period”.Meanings1initial stage2beginning periodPart of speechnounCharacters in 初期初chū · (bound form) at first; initially期qī · a period of timeRelated words星期week期待to look forward to期a period of time期variant of 期[qi1]期望to have expectations期间period of time初(bound form) at first; initially时期period当初at that time假期vacation星期五Friday日期dateStudy Chinese with flashcards →