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初

chū

A2 Level 4 ★ Core word
NounAdverb

初 (chū) is a Chinese word meaning “(bound form) at first; initially”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4 (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  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 "the third"

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Example

我打算下個月初去旅行。

I plan to travel at the beginning of next month.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).