初 chū

beginning, initial, primary

HSK 5 #667

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

初級 chū jí junior; primary
初級中學 chū jí zhōng xué junior high school; junior middle school
初级小学 chū jí xiǎo xué lower elementary school; abbr. to 初小
初級小學 chū jí xiǎo xué lower elementary school; abbr. to 初小
初声 chū shēng initial (i.e. initial consonant of a syllable in Asian phonetics)
初聲 chū shēng initial (i.e. initial consonant of a syllable in Asian phonetics)
初叶 chū yè early part (of a decade, century etc); the first years
初葉 chū yè early part (of a decade, century etc); the first years
初设 chū shè first founded
初設 chū shè first founded
初試 chū shì preliminary exam; qualifying exam; first try; preliminary testing
初试身手 chū shì shēn shǒu to have a try; to try one's hand; initial foray
初試身手 chū shì shēn shǒu to have a try; to try one's hand; initial foray
初賽 chū sài preliminary contest; initial heats of a competition
初選 chū xuǎn primary election
初露 chū lù first sign (of budding talent)
初露才华 chū lù cái huá first sign of budding talent; to display one's ability for the first time
初露才華 chū lù cái huá first sign of budding talent; to display one's ability for the first time
初露鋒芒 chū lù fēng máng first sign of budding talent; to display one's ability for the first time
初露头角 chū lù tóu jiǎo lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent; first sign of emerging talent; budding genius
初露頭角 chū lù tóu jiǎo lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent; first sign of emerging talent; budding genius
和好如初 hé hǎo rú chū to bury the hatchet; to become reconciled
唐初四大家 táng chū sì dà jiā Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang; refers to Yu Shinan 虞世南[Yu2 Shi4 nan2], Ouyang Xun 歐陽詢|欧阳询[Ou1 yang2 Xun2], Chu Suiliang 褚遂良[Chu3 Sui4 liang2] and Xue Ji 薛稷[Xue1 Ji4]
太初 tài chū the absolute beginning
如初 rú chū as before; as ever
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