月
初

Start of month in Chinese: 月初 (yuè chū)

yuè chū

start of month

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Definitions

  1. 1start of month
  2. 2early in the month

Stroke order

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月
初

Zhuyin

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ㄩㄝˋ

yuè

ㄩ/ üㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

ㄔㄨ

chū

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ u—/ first tone

Example sentences

See 月初 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我们公司月初发工资。

    wǒ men gōng sī yuè chū fā gōng zī。

    Our company pays wages at the start of the month.

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Related words

月

yuè

moon

初

chū

at first

月亮

yuè liang

the moon

初级

chū jí

junior

最初

zuì chū

first

月份

yuè fèn

month

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

月底

yuè dǐ

end of the month

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