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初

chū

at first; initially

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Meaning of 初 in English

chūHSK 5noun, adverb, prefixSyllabus #2170
  1. (bound form) at first; initially
  2. (bound form) first; early
  3. (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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HSK words with 初

初中HSK 3初级HSK 5初期HSK 5年初HSK 5最初HSK 5初步HSK 6初等HSK 6当初HSK 6起初HSK 6初衷HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences