初 chū

beginning, initial, primary

HSK 5 #667

DEFINITIONS

  • beginning, initial, primary
  • at first
  • (at the) beginning
  • first
  • junior
  • basic

STROKES

WORDS

初唐四傑 chū táng sì jié the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang, namely Wang Bo 王勃[Wang2 Bo2], Yang Jiong 楊炯|杨炯[Yang2 Jiong3], Lu Zhaolin 盧照鄰|卢照邻[Lu2 Zhao4 lin2], and Luo Binwang 駱賓王|骆宾王[Luo4 Bin1 wang2]
初夜 chū yè early evening; wedding night; (fig.) first sexual encounter
初學者 chū xué zhě beginning student
初審 chū shěn preliminary trial
初小 chū xiǎo lower elementary school; abbr. for 初级小学
初年 chū nián early years
初心 chū xīn (one's) original intention, aspiration etc; (Buddhism) "beginner's mind" (i.e. having an attitude of openness when studying a subject just as a beginner in that subject would)
初戀 chū liàn first love
初恋感觉 chū liàn gǎn jué feelings of first love
初戀感覺 chū liàn gǎn jué feelings of first love
初文 chū wén archaic (and simpler) form of a Chinese character
初更 chū gēng first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
初步设想 chū bù shè xiǎng tentative idea
初步設想 chū bù shè xiǎng tentative idea
初潮 chū cháo menarche
初生 chū shēng newborn; nascent; primary (biology)
初生之犊不怕虎 chū shēng zhī dú bù pà hǔ see 初生之犢不畏虎|初生之犊不畏虎[chu1 sheng1 zhi1 du2 bu4 wei4 hu3]
初生之犢不怕虎 chū shēng zhī dú bù pà hǔ see 初生之犢不畏虎|初生之犊不畏虎[chu1 sheng1 zhi1 du2 bu4 wei4 hu3]
初生之犊不畏虎 chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom); fig. the fearlessness of youth
初生之犢不畏虎 chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom); fig. the fearlessness of youth
初生牛犊不怕虎 chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom); fig. the young are fearless
初生牛犢不怕虎 chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom); fig. the young are fearless
初秋 chū qiū early autumn; 7th month of the lunar calendar
初等代数 chū děng dài shù elementary algebra
初等代數 chū děng dài shù elementary algebra
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