初
chū
HSK level: HSK 5
Meaning
(bound form) at first; initially; (bound form) first; early; (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chu1 san1] "the third"
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他们五月初到了大阪。
tā men Wǔ yuè chū dào liǎo Dà bǎn。
They arrived in Osaka at the beginning of May.
本世纪初以来，产生了很多进步。
běn shì jì chū yǐ lái， chǎn shēng le hěn duō jìn bù。
Many improvements have been made since this century began.
Words with this character
当初 dāng chū at that time最初 zuì chū first初步 chū bù initial初中 chū zhōng junior high school起初 qǐ chū originally初期 chū qī initial stage初次 chū cì for the first time初级 chū jí junior初衷 chū zhōng original intention年初 nián chū beginning of the year初一 chū yī first year in junior middle school月初 yuè chū start of month初等 chū děng elementary初恋 chū liàn first love明初 Míng chū the early Ming初潮 chū cháo menarche初创 chū chuàng startup初冬 chū dōng early winter初二 chū èr second year in junior middle school初犯 chū fàn first offender初伏 chū fú the first of the three annual periods of hot weather, which typically begins in mid-July and lasts 10 days初稿 chū gǎo first draft初更 chū gēng first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00