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Meaning of 起先

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起 qǐ 先 xiān
at first; in the beginning
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Example Sentences
1
起先他反对
,
后来才同意了
。
At first he was opposed to the idea, but later he came around.
2
我起先没有将这事告诉你们
,
因为我与你们同在
。
I did not tell you this at first because I was with you.
3
我们起先看见山里起了烟
,
然后泥沙就挟着石块儿一下子涌出来了
。
We first saw smoke rising up in the valley, then the rocks and mud gushing out.
4
我特别高兴
,
因为起先我实在吃不准声音是哪里发出来的
,
是自行车还是我的膝关节
?
I was doubly glad - at first I wasn't sure if it was being made by the bike or by my knees.
5
这些事门徒起先不明白
。
等到耶稣得了荣耀以后
,
才想起这话是指着他写的
,
并且众人果然向他这样行了
。
These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and [that] they had done these things unto him.