初

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Example sentences

• 我起初来自中国。

  Wǒ qǐ chū lái zì Zhōng guó

  I'm originally from China.

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• 太初有道。

  Tài chū yǒu dào

  In the beginning was the Word.

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• 起初我不相信他。

  Qǐ chū wǒ bù xiāng xìn tā

  I didn't believe him at first.

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• 她大病初愈。

  Tā dà bìng chū yù

  She recovered from her long illness.

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Words containing 初

• 初chū 1at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic
• 当初dāng chū 1–1 at that time; originally
• 初步chū bù 1–4 initial; preliminary; tentative
• 初中chū zhōng 1–1 junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)
• 初级chū jí 1–2 junior; primary
• 年初nián chū 2–1 beginning of the year
• 初一chū yī 1–1 first day of lunar month; New Year's Day; first year in junior middle school
• 最初zuì chū 4–1 first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally
• 初期chū qī 1–1 initial stage; beginning period
• 起初qǐ chū 3–1 originally; at first; at the outset
• 初等chū děng 1–3 elementary (i.e. easy)
• 初次chū cì 1–4 for the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc)