初 (chū): beginning · first (time) · early

初

chū

beginning · first (time) · early

HSK 36 words in the family

The 初 family

Every HSK 1–4 word containing 初. The example sentences use HSK 1–4 vocabulary only.

当初 dāng chū HSK 3

at that time · originally

当初dāng chū我wǒ不bù知道zhī dào。

I didn't know at that time.

初步 chū bù HSK 3

initial · preliminary · first stage

这zhè是shì初步chūbù的de结果jiéguǒ，。

This is a preliminary result.

初中 chū zhōng HSK 3

junior high school

他tā是shì初中chūzhōng学生xuéshēng。

He is a middle school student.

初级 chū jí HSK 3

elementary · primary · beginner

我wǒ在zài初级chūjí班bān学xué汉语hànyǔ。

I study Chinese in the beginner class.

年初 nián chū HSK 3

beginning of the year

年初nián chū我wǒ去qù了le北京běi jīng。

At the beginning of the year, I went to Beijing.

最初 zuì chū HSK 4

initial · at first · originally

最初zuìchū，我wǒ不bù同意tóngyì。

At first, I didn't agree.

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