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初 chū ㄔㄨ co1 HSK 3 進階級 · Level 3 高階級 · Level 4

(bound form) at first; initially
(bound form) first; early
(bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 chū sān ㄔㄨㄙㄢ "the third"

Practice writing

Draw 初 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

初次 ( chū cì co1 ci3 ) 见面見面 ( jiàn miàn gin3 min6 )。

How do you do?
她 ( tā taa1 ) 大病 ( dà bìng daai6 beng6 ) 初 ( chū co1 ) 愈 ( yù jyu6 )。

She recovered from her long illness.
她 ( tā taa1 ) 是 ( shì si6 ) 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 初恋初戀 ( chū liàn co1 lyun2 )。

She's my first love.
这這 ( zhè ze2 ) 是 ( shì si6 ) 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 初恋初戀 ( chū liàn co1 lyun2 )。

This is my first love.
这不這不 ( zhè bu ze2 bat1 ) 是 ( shì si6 ) 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 初衷 ( chū zhōng co1 cung1 )。

That wasn't my intention.

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