最
初

First in Chinese: 最初 (zuì chū)

zuì chū

first

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1first
  2. 2primary
  3. 3initial
  4. 4original
  5. 5at first
  6. 6initially
  7. 7originally

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最
初

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄨㄟˋ

zuì

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄔㄨ

chū

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ u—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 我最初不怎么喜欢他。

    wǒ zuì chū bù zěn me xǐ huan tā。

    At first, I didn't like him.

  • 最初的旗袍是宽松的。

    zuì chū de qí páo shì kuān sōng de。

    The original qipao was wide and loose.

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Related words

最

zuì

most

初

chū

at first

最近

zuì jìn

recently

最好

zuì hǎo

best

最后

zuì hòu

final

初级

chū jí

junior

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

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