sơ kì

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Initial period / early stage: The first part or beginning phase of a process, event, or time period. It emphasizes the starting point or the earliest segment of a development.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Dự án đang ở sơ kì nên còn nhiều khó khăn. (The project is in its early stage, so there are still many difficulties.)
  • Bệnh được phát hiện ở sơ kì thì dễ chữa trị hơn. (If the disease is detected in the initial period, it is easier to treat.)
  • Giai đoạn sơ kì của cuộc chiến tranh. (The early stage of the war.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used in formal, academic, or analytical contexts to describe phases in history, medicine, projects, or processes.
• Can be part of compound terms in specific fields, though "sơ kì" itself remains the core term for "early period."

Variants and Related Words

• Giai đoạn sơ kì (n): The initial phase. This is a common collocation that reinforces the meaning.

  • Phân tích giai đoạn sơ kì của nền văn minh. (Analyzing the initial phase of the civilization.)

• Thời kì đầu (n): A near-synonymous phrase meaning "the beginning period."

  • Thời kì đầu của công ty. (The company's beginning period.)

Synonyms

• Beginning: The point in time or space at which something starts.
• Initial stage: The first phase in a sequence.
• Early phase: The period occurring near the start of a process.

Related Terms

• Trung kì (n): Middle period.
• Hậu kì (n): Final period / late stage.
• Khởi đầu (n/v): Beginning / to begin (more general than "sơ kì," which implies a defined period).