Chinese Word: 初 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

初HSK 5

Pinyin: chū

English Definition: at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic

Chinese Definition:
①开始时，开始的部分：初始。正月初一。初旬。初稿。初等。初版。初试。初创。初绽。初叶(指某一历史时期的最初一段)。初夜(a。指进入夜晚不久的时候；b。指新婚第一夜)。
②原来的，原来的情况：初衷。和好如初。
③姓氏。

Antonyms: 末

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 刀

Ideographic: Cutting 刀 the cloth 衤 is the first step in making clothes

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Similar Characters: 朷

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初步	chū bù	initial; preliminary; tentative	HSK 6
最初	zuì chū	first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally	HSK 5
当初	dāng chū	at that time; originally	HSK 6
初期	chū qī	initial stage; beginning period
年初	nián chū	beginning of the year

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1		hóng rì 红日 chū 初 shēng 升， wàn wù 万物 fù sū 复苏。 The sun rises, and all things come to life.
2		zhè ge 这个 jì huà 计划 zhǐ shì 只是 gè 个 chū bù 初步 xiǎng fǎ 想法。 This plan is just a preliminary idea.
3		tā 他 de 的 gōng zuò 工作 chū bù 初步 dé dào 得到 le 了 rèn kě 认可。 His work has received preliminary recognition.
4		tā 他 shì 是 gōng sī 公司 chū qī 初期 jìn zhù 进驻 de 的 yuán gōng 员工。 He was one of the employees who joined the company in its early days.
5		zhè ge 这个 jiàn zhù 建筑 de 的 zuì chū 最初 shè jì zhě 设计者 shì 是 shéi 谁？ Who was the original designer of this building?

1		hóng rì 红日 chū 初 shēng 升， wàn wù 万物 fù sū 复苏。 The sun rises, and all things come to life.
2		zhè ge 这个 jì huà 计划 zhǐ shì 只是 gè 个 chū bù 初步 xiǎng fǎ 想法。 This plan is just a preliminary idea.
3		tā 他 de 的 gōng zuò 工作 chū bù 初步 dé dào 得到 le 了 rèn kě 认可。 His work has received preliminary recognition.
4		tā 他 shì 是 gōng sī 公司 chū qī 初期 jìn zhù 进驻 de 的 yuán gōng 员工。 He was one of the employees who joined the company in its early days.
5		zhè ge 这个 jiàn zhù 建筑 de 的 zuì chū 最初 shè jì zhě 设计者 shì 是 shéi 谁？ Who was the original designer of this building?