No. 5,600 in Chinese
初始
"Initial" or "beginning."
In a sentence
这个项目的初始阶段非常重要。
The initial phase of this project is very important.
Used as a noun to describe the 'initial stage' of the project.
我们需要回到问题的初始状态。
We need to return to the initial state of the problem.
Used as an adjective to describe the 'initial state' of a concept or object.
设计初始时，我们需要明确目标。
At the beginning of the design, we need to clarify the objectives.
Used in a temporal context to mean 'at the beginning' or 'during the initial period' with a focus on timing.
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