起头 (起頭) qǐtóu

  1. qǐtóu verb to start; at first; in the beginning
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '起頭'; Guoyu '起頭' 1; Mathews 1931 '起頭', p. 72)
  2. qǐtóu verb to take the lead
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '起頭' 2)
  3. qǐtóu adverb formerly
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '起頭' 3)

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