先期 xiānqī in advance Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: initial period All meanings 2 xiānqī 2 in advance 1initial period 1 1 sentence for 先期 (xiānqī — initial period) 目前该项目仍处于先期调研阶段。 mùqián gāi xiàngmù réng chǔyú xiānqī diàoyán jiēduàn. The project is still in the preliminary research stage. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary