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最初
zuì chū
initial; at first
HSK 5Legendary
What does 最初 mean?
最初 (pinyin: zuì chū) means initial; at first. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 最初
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 最 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 初
The characters of 最初
| 最 | zuì | most, -est (superlative) (HSK 2) |
| 初 | chū | component character |
Related HSK 5 words
| 薄 | Bó | thin (flat object) |
| 贸易 | mào yì | trade, commerce |
| 摩托车 | mó tuō chē | motorcycle, motorbike |
| 克服 | kè fú | overcome |
| 补充 | bǔ chōng | to supplement, to add |
| 哪怕 | nǎ pà | even if |
| 消灭 | xiāo miè | eliminate, wipe out |
| 蔬菜 | shū cài | vegetables |
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