Word: 初期 (chūqī) 初期 dictionary entry chūqī initial stage; beginning period Full dictionary entry for 初期 Example sentences using 初期 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 公司初期只有五个人。 Gōngsī chūqī zhǐyǒu wǔ gè rén. In the beginning period, the company had only five people. 项目初期，大家都很辛苦。 Xiàngmù chūqī, dàjiā dōu hěn xīnkǔ. In the initial stage of the project, everyone worked very hard.