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初

chūHSK 5

初 (chū) is an HSK 5 Chinese word with 3 definitions and 6 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH3
DEFINITIONS3
EXAMPLES6
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

noun 名

  1. Englishbeginning

    • EX
      我们计划在明年初去南方旅游。

      We plan to travel to the south at the beginning of next year.

    • EX
      我们打算八月初去中国旅行。

      We plan to travel to China in early August.

2

adverb 副

  1. Englishfor the first time

    • EX
      我初见他时，就觉得他很幽默。

      When I first met him, I thought he was very humorous.

    • EX
      两个年轻人初尝爱情的甜美，每天都很开心。

      The two young people are experiencing the sweetness of love for the first time and are happy every day.

3

prefix 前缀

  1. Englishprefix for early times

    • EX
      我妹妹今年刚上初一，学习任务变重了。

      My younger sister has just started the first year of middle school, and her workload has increased.

    • EX
      每年的农历正月初一，大家都会穿上新衣服。

      On the first day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar every year, everyone puts on new clothes.