初

chū

HSK 5 noun / adverb / 前缀

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Meaning 释义

  1. at first
  2. (at the) beginning
  3. first
  4. junior
  5. basic

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In real sentences 真实例句

他们tāmen五月Wǔyuè初chū到了dào le大阪Dàbǎn。

They arrived in Osaka at the beginning of May.

Tatoeba #512426

六月Liùyuè初chū我wǒ来到láidào多伦多Duōlúnduō。

I arrived in Toronto at the beginning of June.

Tatoeba #686709

本běn世纪shìjì初chū以来yǐlái，产生chǎnshēng了le很hěn多duō进步jìnbù。

Many improvements have been made since this century began.

Tatoeba #8500213

她tā大病dàbìng初chū愈yù。

She recovered from her long illness.

Tatoeba #2411904

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Related words 相关词

喝 hē HSK 1 宝贝 bǎo bèi HSK 5 保证 bǎo zhèng HSK 4 保护 bǎo hù HSK 4 绝对 jué duì HSK 5 保持 bǎo chí HSK 5 祝 zhù HSK 4 朝 cháo HSK 5

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