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最初

zuìchū

first

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Meaning of 最初 in English

zuìchūHSK 5nounSyllabus #3596
  1. first
  2. primary
  3. initial
  4. original
  5. at first
  6. initially
  7. originally

Example sentences

  1. 他已经不是我最初见他那时的那个人了。
    tā yǐ jīng bú shì wǒ zuì chū jiàn tā nà shí de nà ge rén le。
    He is not the man that he was when I first knew him.
    Tatoeba #1397136 by mtdot · #297287 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 汤姆最初是看门人，但现在他是公司的总裁了。
    tāng mǔ zuì chū shì kān mén rén， dàn xiàn zài tā shì gōng sī de zǒng cái le。
    Tom started as a janitor, but he's now the president of the company.
    Tatoeba #8688136 by slo_oth · #3669233 by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

最 on its own →
zuì · (before an adjective or verb) to the hig

HSK words with 最

最HSK 2最好HSK 3最后HSK 3最近HSK 3最终HSK 4最佳HSK 5
初 on its own →
chū · at first; initially

HSK words with 初

初中HSK 3初HSK 5初级HSK 5初期HSK 5年初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