pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
初
初
chu1
at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic
strokes
7
radical
strokes after radical
5
阿初佛
阿初佛
a1 chu1 fo2
erroneous variant of 阿閦佛, Aksobhya, the imperturbable ruler of Eastern Paradise, Abhirati
本初子午线
本初子午線
ben3 chu1 zi3 wu3 xian4
the first meridian; the prime meridian
初步
初步
chu1 bu4
initial; preliminary; tentative
初步设想
初步設想
chu1 bu4 she4 xiang3
tentative idea
初潮
初潮
chu1 chao2
menarche
初出茅庐
初出茅廬
chu1 chu1 mao2 lu2
venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom); young and inexperienced; novice; greenhorn
初创
初創
chu1 chuang4
startup (company, phase etc); newly established; in the early stages
初创公司
初創公司
chu1 chuang4 gong1 si1
new company; newly established enterprise
初次
初次
chu1 ci4
for the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc)
初等
初等
chu1 deng3
elementary (i.e. easy)
初等代数
初等代數
chu1 deng3 dai4 shu4
elementary algebra
初等教育
初等教育
chu1 deng3 jiao4 yu4
primary education; junior school education
初冬
初冬
chu1 dong1
early winter
初二
初二
chu1 er4
2nd year in junior middle school; 2nd day of a lunar month; 2nd day of lunar New Year
初犯
初犯
chu1 fan4
first offender; first offense
初伏
初伏
chu1 fu2
middle ten days of July, the first of 三伏 sān fú, three hottest periods of the year
初稿
初稿
chu1 gao3
first draft (of writing)
初更
初更
chu1 geng1
first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
初估
初估
chu1 gu1
to make a preliminary estimate
初级
初級
chu1 ji2
junior; primary
初级小学
初級小學
chu1 ji2 xiao3 xue2
lower elementary school; abbr. to 初小
初级中学
初級中學
chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2
junior high school; junior middle school
初刻拍案惊奇
初刻拍案驚奇
chu1 ke4 pai1 an4 jing1 qi2
Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初
初来乍到
初來乍到
chu1 lai2 zha4 dao4
to be a newcomer; just off the boat
初恋
初戀
chu1 lian4
first love
初恋感觉
初戀感覺
chu1 lian4 gan3 jue2
feelings of first love
初露
初露
chu1 lu4
first sign (of budding talent)
初露才华
初露才華
chu1 lu4 cai2 hua2
first sign of budding talent; to display one's ability for the first time
初露锋芒
初露鋒芒
chu1 lu4 feng1 mang2
first sign of budding talent; to display one's ability for the first time
初露头角
初露頭角
chu1 lu4 tou2 jiao3
lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent; first sign of emerging talent; budding genius
初年
初年
chu1 nian2
early years
初期
初期
chu1 qi1
initial stage; beginning period
初秋
初秋
chu1 qiu1
early autumn; 7th month of the lunar calendar
初赛
初賽
chu1 sai4
preliminary contest; initial heats of a competition
初三
初三
chu1 san1
third year in junior middle school
初设
初設
chu1 she4
first founded
初审
初審
chu1 shen3
preliminary trial
初生
初生
chu1 sheng1
newborn; nascent; primary (biology)
初升
初升
chu1 sheng1
rising (sun, moon etc)
初声
初聲
chu1 sheng1
initial (i.e. initial consonant of a syllable in Asian phonetics)
初生之犊不怕虎
初生之犢不怕虎
chu1 sheng1 zhi1 du2 bu4 pa4 hu3
see 初生之犢不畏虎|初生之犊不畏虎
初生之犊不畏虎
初生之犢不畏虎
chu1 sheng1 zhi1 du2 bu4 wei4 hu3
lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom); fig. the fearlessness of youth
初始
初始
chu1 shi3
initial; starting (point)
初始化
初始化
chu1 shi3 hua4
(computing) to initialize; initialization
初试
初試
chu1 shi4
preliminary exam; qualifying exam; first try; preliminary testing
初试身手
初試身手
chu1 shi4 shen1 shou3
to have a try; to try one's hand; initial foray
初唐四杰
初唐四傑
chu1 tang2 si4 jie2
the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang, namely Wang Bo 王勃, Yang Jiong 楊炯|杨炯, Lu Zhaolin 盧照鄰|卢照邻, and Luo Binwang 駱賓王|骆宾王
初文
初文
chu1 wen2
archaic (and simpler) form of a Chinese character
初夏
初夏
chu1 xia4
early summer
初小
初小
chu1 xiao3
lower elementary school; abbr. for 初级小学
初心
初心
chu1 xin1
(one's) original intention, aspiration etc; (Buddhism) "beginner's mind" (i.e. having an attitude of openness when studying a subject just as a beginner in that subject would)
初选
初選
chu1 xuan3
primary election (US)
初学者
初學者
chu1 xue2 zhe3
beginning student
初叶
初葉
chu1 ye4
early part (of a decade, century etc); the first years
初夜
初夜
chu1 ye4
early evening; wedding night; (fig.) first sexual encounter
初一
初一
chu1 yi1
first day of lunar month; New Year's Day; first year in junior middle school
初衷
初衷
chu1 zhong1
original intention or aspiration
初中
初中
chu1 zhong1
junior high school; abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学
初中生
初中生
chu1 zhong1 sheng1
junior high student
当初
當初
dang1 chu1
at that time; originally
格林尼治本初子午线
格林尼治本初子午線
ge2 lin2 ni2 zhi4 ben3 chu1 zi3 wu3 xian4
the Greenwich meridian
汉末魏初
漢末魏初
han4 mo4 wei4 chu1
late Han and early Wei (roughly, first half of 3rd century AD)
和好如初
和好如初
he2 hao3 ru2 chu1
to bury the hatchet; to become reconciled
华灯初上
華燈初上
hua2 deng1 chu1 shang4
early evening when lanterns are first lit
悔不当初
悔不當初
hui3 bu4 dang1 chu1
to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
既有今日何必当初
既有今日何必當初
ji4 you3 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1
see 早知今日何必當初|早知今日何必当初
开初
開初
kai1 chu1
at the outset; at first; early
凌蒙初
凌濛初
ling2 meng2 chu1
Ling Mengchu (1580-1644), Ming dynasty novelist and dramatist; also written 凌蒙初
凌蒙初
凌蒙初
ling2 meng2 chu1
Ling Mengchu (1580-1644), Ming dynasty novelist and dramatist; also written 凌濛初
靡不有初,鲜克有终
靡不有初,鮮克有終
mi3 bu4 you3 chu1 - xian3 ke4 you3 zhong1
almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle
明初
明初
ming2 chu1
the early Ming (i.e. from second half of 14th century)
明末清初
明末清初
ming2 mo4 qing1 chu1
late Ming and early Qing; around the middle of the 17th century
年初
年初
nian2 chu1
beginning of the year
年代初
年代初
nian2 dai4 chu1
beginning of an age; beginning of a decade
起初
起初
qi3 chu1
originally; at first; at the outset
清末民初
清末民初
qing1 mo4 min2 chu1
the late Qing and early Republic, i.e. China around 1911
情窦初开
情竇初開
qing2 dou4 chu1 kai1
first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)
人之初,性本善
人之初,性本善
ren2 zhi1 chu1 - xing4 ben3 shan4
man at birth is fundamentally good in nature; the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經|三字经
如初
如初
ru2 chu1
as before; as ever
太初
太初
tai4 chu1
the absolute beginning
唐初四大家
唐初四大家
tang2 chu1 si4 da4 jia1
Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang; refers to Yu Shi'nan 虞世南, Ouyang Xun 陽歐詢|欧阳询, Chu Suiliang 褚遂良 and Xue Ji 薛稷
完好如初
完好如初
wan2 hao3 ru2 chu1
intact; untouched; as good as before
往初
往初
wang3 chu1
(literary) former times; in olden days
易初莲花
易初蓮花
yi4 chu1 lian2 hua1
Lotus (department store chain)
元末明初
元末明初
yuan2 mo4 ming2 chu1
late Yuan and early Ming; mid 14th century
月初
月初
yue4 chu1
start of month; early in the month
早知今日何必当初
早知今日何必當初
zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1
if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom); to regret vainly one's past behavior
张静初
張靜初
zhang1 jing4 chu1
Zhang Jingchu (1980-), PRC actress
正月初一
正月初一
zheng1 yue4 chu1 yi1
New Year's Day in the lunar calendar
最初
最初
zui4 chu1
first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally