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