At first in Chinese: 初 (chū)
chū
at first
Definitions
- 1at first
- 2(at the) beginning
- 3first
- 4junior
- 5basic
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄔㄨ
chū
Example sentences
See 初 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
初到这里时，我一个朋友都没有。
chū dào zhè lǐ shí， wǒ yí gè péng yǒu dōu méi yǒu。
When I first arrived here, I had no friends at all.
Related words
初级
chū jí
junior
最初
zuì chū
first
初步
chū bù
initial
初一
chū yī
first day of lunar month
初中
chū zhōng
junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)
当初
dāng chū
at that time
年初
nián chū
beginning of the year
初期
chū qī
initial stage
初等
chū děng
elementary (i.e. easy)
初次
chū cì
for the first time
初衷
chū zhōng
original intention
起初
qǐ chū
originally
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