初始

chūshǐ
  1. initial
  2. starting (point)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 初 chū
  1. at first
  2. (at the) beginning
  3. first
  4. junior
  5. basic
2 始 shǐ
  1. to begin
  2. to start
  3. then
  4. only then