初 chū

beginning, initial, primary

HSK 5 #667

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

完好如初 wán hǎo rú chū intact; untouched; as good as before
年代初 nián dài chū beginning of an age; beginning of a decade
张静初 zhāng jìng chū Zhang Jingchu (1980-), PRC actress
張靜初 zhāng jìng chū Zhang Jingchu (1980-), PRC actress
往初 wǎng chū (literary) former times; in olden days
悔不當初 huǐ bù dāng chū to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
情窦初开 qíng dòu chū kāi first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)
情竇初開 qíng dòu chū kāi first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)
既有今日何必当初 jì yǒu jīn rì hé bì dāng chū see 早知今日何必當初|早知今日何必当初[zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1]
既有今日何必當初 jì yǒu jīn rì hé bì dāng chū see 早知今日何必當初|早知今日何必当初[zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1]
早知今日何必当初 zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom); to regret vainly one's past behavior
早知今日何必當初 zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom); to regret vainly one's past behavior
明初 míng chū the early Ming (i.e. from second half of 14th century)
明末清初 míng mò qīng chū late Ming and early Qing; around the middle of the 17th century
易初莲花 yì chū lián huā Lotus (department store chain)
易初蓮花 yì chū lián huā Lotus (department store chain)
本初子午线 běn chū zǐ wǔ xiàn the first meridian; the prime meridian
本初子午線 běn chū zǐ wǔ xiàn the first meridian; the prime meridian
格林尼治本初子午线 gé lín ní zhì běn chū zǐ wǔ xiàn the Greenwich meridian
格林尼治本初子午線 gé lín ní zhì běn chū zǐ wǔ xiàn the Greenwich meridian
正月初一 zhēng yuè chū yī New Year's Day in the lunar calendar
清末民初 qīng mò mín chū the late Qing and early Republic, i.e. China around 1911
汉末魏初 hàn mò wèi chū late Han and early Wei (roughly, first half of 3rd century AD)
漢末魏初 hàn mò wèi chū late Han and early Wei (roughly, first half of 3rd century AD)
當初 dāng chū at that time; originally
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