初始 chū shǐ ㄔㄨ ㄕˇ co1 ci2
- initial
- starting (point)
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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
- 初冬 chū dōng ㄔㄨ ㄉㄨㄥ co1 dung1 early winter
- 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)
始
- 原始 yuán shǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄕˇ jyun4 ci2 first
- 始终 始終 shǐ zhōng ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ci2 zung1 from beginning to end
- 开始 開始 kāi shǐ ㄎㄞ ㄕˇ hoi1 ci2 to begin
- 创始人 創始人 chuàng shǐ rén ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄕˇ ㄖㄣˊ cong3 ci2 jan4 creator; founder; initiator
- 自始至终 自始至終 zì shǐ zhì zhōng ㄗˋ ㄕˇ ㄓˋ ㄓㄨㄥ zi6 ci2 zi3 zung1 from start to finish (idiom)
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- 伊始 yī shǐ ㄧ ㄕˇ ji1 ci2 outset
- 倡始 chàng shǐ ㄔㄤˋ ㄕˇ coeng3 ci2 to initiate
- 创始 創始 chuàng shǐ ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄕˇ cong3 ci2 to initiate; to found
- 固始 Gù shǐ ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˇ gu3 ci2 see 固始县
- 始建 shǐ jiàn ㄕˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ci2 gin3 to start building
- 始末 shǐ mò ㄕˇ ㄇㄛˋ ci2 mut6 whole story
- 始发 始發 shǐ fā ㄕˇ ㄈㄚ ci2 faat3 (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey)
- 始祖 shǐ zǔ ㄕˇ ㄗㄨˇ ci2 zou2 primogenitor
- 始兴 始興 Shǐ xīng ㄕˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ci2 hing1 see 始兴县
- 始点 始點 shǐ diǎn ㄕˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ci2 dim2 starting point
- 建始 Jiàn shǐ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕˇ gin3 ci2 see 建始县
- 旬始 xún shǐ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄕˇ ceon4 ci2 comet from Saturn, traditionally described as yellow
- 更始 gēng shǐ ㄍㄥ ㄕˇ gang1 ci2 to make a new start
- 未始 wèi shǐ ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˇ mei6 ci2 not necessarily
- 肇始 zhào shǐ ㄓㄠˋ ㄕˇ siu6 ci2 to initiate
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)
- 报本反始 報本反始 bào běn fǎn shǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄢˇ ㄕˇ bou3 bun2 faan2 ci2 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
- 善始善终 善始善終 shàn shǐ shàn zhōng ㄕㄢˋ ㄕˇ ㄕㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ sin6 ci2 sin6 zung1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
- 始料未及 shǐ liào wèi jí ㄕˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧˊ ci2 liu6 mei6 kap6 not expected at the outset (idiom)
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- 始终如一 始終如一 shǐ zhōng rú yī ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ ci2 zung1 jyu4 jat1 unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
- 始作俑者 shǐ zuò yǒng zhě ㄕˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˇ ㄓㄜˇ ci2 zok3 jung2 ze2 lit. the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom)
- 一元复始 一元復始 yī yuán fù shǐ ㄧ ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˇ jat1 jyun4 fuk1 ci2 a new year begins (idiom)
- 有始无终 有始無終 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˇ ㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ jau5 ci2 mou4 zung1 to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
- 有始有终 有始有終 yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄥ jau5 ci2 jau5 zung1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
- 终而复始 終而復始 zhōng ér fù shǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˇ zung1 ji4 fuk6 ci2 lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle
- 周而复始 週而復始 zhōu ér fù shǐ ㄓㄡ ㄦˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˇ zau1 ji4 fuk6 ci2 lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles