初冬 chū dōng ㄔㄨ ㄉㄨㄥ co1 dung1
- early winter
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初
- 初中 chū zhōng ㄔㄨ ㄓㄨㄥ co1 zung1 junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)
- 初期 chū qī ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧ co1 kei4 initial stage
- 初次 chū cì ㄔㄨ ㄘˋ co1 ci3 for the first time
- 初步 chū bù ㄔㄨ ㄅㄨˋ co1 bou6 initial
- 初等 chū děng ㄔㄨ ㄉㄥˇ co1 dang2 elementary (i.e. easy)
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- 初级 初級 chū jí ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧˊ co1 kap1 junior
- 初衷 chū zhōng ㄔㄨ ㄓㄨㄥ co1 cung1 original intention
- 年初 nián chū ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨ nin4 co1 beginning of the year
- 最初 zuì chū ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄨ zeoi3 co1 first
- 月初 yuè chū ㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄨ jyut6 co1 start of month
- 当初 當初 dāng chū ㄉㄤ ㄔㄨ dong1 co1 at that time
- 起初 qǐ chū ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨ hei2 co1 originally; at first; at the outset
- 初一 chū yī ㄔㄨ ㄧ co1 jat1 first year in junior middle school
- 初三 chū sān ㄔㄨ ㄙㄢ co1 saam1 third year in junior middle school
- 初二 chū èr ㄔㄨ ㄦˋ co1 ji6 second year in junior middle school
- 初伏 chū fú ㄔㄨ ㄈㄨˊ co1 fuk6 the first of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏), which typically begins in mid-July and lasts 10 days
- 初估 chū gū ㄔㄨ ㄍㄨ co1 gu2 to make a preliminary estimate
- 初创 初創 chū chuàng ㄔㄨ ㄔㄨㄤˋ co1 cong3 startup (company, phase etc); newly established
- 初升 chū shēng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ co1 sing1 rising (sun, moon etc)
- 初夏 chū xià ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄚˋ co1 haa6 early summer
冬
- 冬天 dōng tiān ㄉㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ dung1 tin1 winter
- 冬季 dōng jì ㄉㄨㄥ ㄐㄧˋ dung1 gwai3 winter
- 丁冬 dīng dōng ㄉㄧㄥ ㄉㄨㄥ ding1 dung1 (onom.) ding dong
- 佳冬 Jiā dōng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄨㄥ gaai1 dung1 Chiatung township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan
- 入冬 rù dōng ㄖㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥ jap6 dung1 winter sets in
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- 冬令 dōng lìng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˋ dung1 ling6 winter
- 冬夏 dōng xià ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄚˋ dung1 haa6 winter and summer
- 冬宫 冬宮 Dōng gōng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄥ dung1 gung1 Winter Palace (St Petersburg)
- 冬山 Dōng shān ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ dung1 saan1 Dongshan or Tungshan Township in Yilan County 宜兰县, Taiwan
- 冬日 dōng rì ㄉㄨㄥ ㄖˋ dung1 jat6 wintertime
- 冬月 Dōng yuè ㄉㄨㄥ ㄩㄝˋ dung1 jyut6 eleventh lunar month
- 冬烘 dōng hōng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄥ dung1 hong3 shallow
- 冬瓜 dōng guā ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄚ dung1 gwaa1 wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida)
- 冬眠 dōng mián ㄉㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˊ dung1 min4 to hibernate
- 冬笋 冬筍 dōng sǔn ㄉㄨㄥ ㄙㄨㄣˇ dung1 seon2 winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil)
- 冬节 冬節 Dōng jié ㄉㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊ dung1 zit3 see 冬至
- 冬粉 dōng fěn ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄣˇ dung1 fan2 (Tw) glass noodles; mung bean vermicelli
- 冬耕 dōng gēng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄥ dung1 gaang1 winter plowing
- 冬至 Dōng zhì ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓˋ dung1 zi3 Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 22nd December-5th January
- 冬菇 dōng gū ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄨ dung1 gu1 donko shiitake mushroom, a prized type of shiitake (Lentinula edodes) cultivated in winter, with thick flesh and partially open cap
Idioms with these characters
- 初出茅庐 初出茅廬 chū chū máo lú ㄔㄨ ㄔㄨ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ co1 ceot1 maau4 lou4 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
- 初露头角 初露頭角 chū lù tóu jiǎo ㄔㄨ ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ co1 lou6 tau4 gok3 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
- 悔不当初 悔不當初 huǐ bù dāng chū ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄤ ㄔㄨ fui3 bat1 dong1 co1 to regret one's past deeds (idiom)