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At first, I didn't like this job.
How to pronounce 起初
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
qǐ起chū初
originally; at first
HSK 6
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
qǐThird tonechūFirst tone
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At first, I really hated the idea of a process
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I didn't believe him at first.
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ā First toneHigh and level
á Second toneRising
ǎ Third toneLow, then rising in isolation
à Fourth toneFalling
a Neutral toneShort and light
These are dictionary tones. In natural speech, tones can change with context. A third tone often stays low before another syllable.