- 起先
- qǐxiānat first; in the beginning* * *at first; at prime tense【经】 at the cutset* * *at first; at prime tense* * *qǐ xiānadv. at first, in the beginning* * *qi3 xian1at first, in the beginning* * *起先qǐ xiānat first; in the beginning* * *起先|起先 [qǐ xiān] ► at first ► in the beginning
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.