初
一

First day of lunar month in Chinese: 初一 (chū yī)

chū yī

first day of lunar month

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Definitions

  1. 1first day of lunar month
  2. 2New Year's Day
  3. 3first year in junior middle school

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初
一

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄨ

chū

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 大年初一我们全家一起吃饺子。

    dà nián chū yī wǒ men quán jiā yì qǐ chī jiǎo zǐ。

    On the first day of the New Year, our whole family eats dumplings together.

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Related words

一

yī

one

初

chū

at first

第一

dì yī

first

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

一般

yī bān

same

一边

yī biān

one side

一定

yī dìng

surely

一共

yī gòng

altogether

一样

yī yàng

same

一直

yī zhí

straight (in a straight line)

一切

yī qiè

everything

初级

chū jí

junior

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