初期 (chū qī): ขั้นตอนเริ่มต้น

In the early stage of this disease, the symptoms are very mild and easily overlooked; by the time it's discovered, it's often too late.

In the early days of the company, funds were tight; only five employees worked crammed into a small office.

In the initial stage of the project, we encountered many technical difficulties; after repeated testing, we finally found a solution three months later.

In the early stage of learning a foreign language, pronunciation and grammar are unfamiliar, but as long as you practice every day, your progress will become more and more obvious.