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Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1初期 初期 chū chu1 qi1initial stage; beginning period
2 chūchu1at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic
3初步 初步 chū chu1 bu4initial; preliminary; tentative
4初中 初中 chū zhōngchu1 zhong1original intention; junior high school; abbr. for 初级中学
5初级 初級 chū chu1 ji2junior; primary
6初次 初次 chū chu1 ci4for the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc)
7初年 初年 chū niánchu1 nian2early years
8初始 初始 chū shǐchu1 shi3initial; starting (point)
9初步核算 初步覈算 chū suànchu1 bu4 he2 suan4initial estimate
10初步设想 初步設想 chū shè xiǎngchu1 bu4 she4 xiang3tentative idea
11初潮 初潮 chū cháochu1 chao2menarche
12初出茅庐 初出茅廬 chū chū máo chu1 chu1 mao2 lu2venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom); young and inexperienced; novice; greenhorn
13初创 初創 chū chuàngchu1 chuang4startup (company, phase etc); newly established; in the early stages
14初创公司 初創公司 chū chuàng gōng chu1 chuang4 gong1 si1new company; newly established enterprise
15初等 初等 chū děngchu1 deng3elementary (i.e. easy)
16初等代数 初等代數 chū děng dài shùchu1 deng3 dai4 shu4elementary algebra
17初等教育 初等教育 chū děng jiào chu1 deng3 jiao4 yu4primary education; junior school education
18初冬 初冬 chū dōngchu1 dong1early winter
19初二 初二 chū èrchu1 er42nd year in junior middle school; 2nd day of a lunar month; 2nd day of lunar New Year
20初犯 初犯 chū fànchu1 fan4first offender; first offense
21初伏 初伏 chū chu1 fu2middle ten days of July, the first of 三伏 sān fú, three hottest periods of the year
22初稿 初稿 chū gǎochu1 gao3first draft (of writing)
23初更 初更 chū gēngchu1 geng1first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
24初估 初估 chū chu1 gu1to make a preliminary estimate
25初级小学 初級小學 chū xiǎo xuéchu1 ji2 xiao3 xue2lower elementary school (abbr. to 初小 )
26初级中学 初級中學 chū zhōng xuéchu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2junior high school; junior middle school
27初刻拍案惊奇 初刻拍案驚奇 chū pāi àn jīng Chu1 ke4 Pai1 an4 Jing1 qi2Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌蒙初
28初来乍到 初來乍到 chū lái zhà dàochu1 lai2 zha4 dao4to be a newcomer; just off the boat
29初恋 初戀 chū liànchu1 lian4first love
30初恋的感觉 初戀的感覺 chū liàn de gǎn juéchu1 lian4 de5 gan3 jue2feelings of first love
31初恋感觉 初戀感覺 chū liàn gǎn juéchu1 lian4 gan3 jue2feelings of first love
32初露 初露 chū chu1 lu4first sign (of budding talent)
33初露才华 初露才華 chū cái huáchu1 lu4 cai2 hua2first sign of budding talent; to display one's ability for the first time
34初露锋芒 初露鋒芒 chū fēng mángchu1 lu4 feng1 mang2first sign of budding talent; to display one's ability for the first time
35初露头角 初露頭角 chū tóu jiǎochu1 lu4 tou2 jiao3lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent; first sign of emerging talent; budding genius
36初秋 初秋 chū qiūchu1 qiu1early autumn; 7th month of the lunar calendar
37初赛 初賽 chū sàichu1 sai4preliminary contest; initial heats of a competition
38初三 初三 chū sānchu1 san1third year in junior middle school
39初设 初設 chū shèchu1 she4first founded
40初审 初審 chū shěnchu1 shen3preliminary trial
41初升 初升 chū shēngchu1 sheng1initial (i.e. initial consonant of a syllable in Asian phonetics); newborn; nascent; primary (biology); rising (sun, moon etc)
42初生牛犊不怕虎 初生牛犢不怕虎 chū shēng niú chu1 sheng1 niu2 du2 bu4 pa4 hu3lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom); fig. the young are fearless
43初生之犊不怕虎 初生之犢不怕虎 chū shēng zhī chu1 sheng1 zhi1 du2 bu4 pa4 hu3see 初生之犊不畏虎
44初生之犊不畏虎 初生之犢不畏虎 chū shēng zhī wèi chu1 sheng1 zhi1 du2 bu4 wei4 hu3lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom); fig. the fearlessness of youth
45初始化 初始化 chū shǐ huàchu1 shi3 hua4(computing) to initialize; initialization
46初试 初試 chū shìchu1 shi4preliminary exam; qualifying exam; first try; preliminary testing
47初试锋芒 初試鋒芒 chū shì fēng mángchu1 shi4 feng1 mang2to display one's talent for the first time (idiom)
48初试身手 初試身手 chū shì shēn shǒuchu1 shi4 shen1 shou3to have a try; to try one's hand; initial foray
49初唐四杰 初唐四傑 chū táng jiéChu1 Tang2 Si4 jie2the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang, namely Wang Bo 王勃 , Yang Jiong 杨炯 , Lu Zhaolin 卢照邻 , and Luo Binwang 骆宾王
50初文 初文 chū wénchu1 wen2archaic (and simpler) form of a Chinese character
51初夏 初夏 chū xiàchu1 xia4early summer
52初小 初小 chū xiǎochu1 xiao3lower elementary school (abbr. for 初级小学 )
53初心 初心 chū xīnchu1 xin1(one's) original intention, aspiration etc; (Buddhism) "beginner's mind" (i.e. having an attitude of openness when studying a subject just as a beginner in that subject would)
54初选 初選 chū xuǎnchu1 xuan3primary election
55初学者 初學者 chū xué zhěchu1 xue2 zhe3beginning student
56初夜 初夜 chū chu1 ye4early part (of a decade, century etc); the first years; early evening; wedding night; (fig.) first sexual encounter
57初一 初一 chū chu1 yi1first day of lunar month; New Year's Day; first year in junior middle school
58初中生 初中生 chū zhōng shēngchu1 zhong1 sheng1junior high student

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