初
步

Initial in Chinese: 初步 (chū bù)

chū bù

initial

HSK 3.0 Level 31 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1initial
  2. 2preliminary
  3. 3tentative

Stroke order

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初
步

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ㄔㄨ

chū

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我们已经有了一个初步的计划。

    wǒ men yǐ jīng yǒu le yí gè chū bù de jì huà。

    We already have a preliminary plan.

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Related words

步

bù

a step

初

chū

at first

跑步

pǎo bù

to run

散步

sàn bù

to take a walk

步骤

bù zhòu

procedure

初级

chū jí

junior

进步

jìn bù

progress

退步

tuì bù

to do less well than before

逐步

zhú bù

progressively

最初

zuì chū

first

初一

chū yī

first day of lunar month

初中

chū zhōng

junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)

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