初 chū beginning
beginning; first; initial
怎么记住“初”: 衤 clothes + 刀 knife = beginning. The nervous student tailor cuts the cloth for her first clothes with a sharp knife and whispers "This is only the beginning."
部件结构
初 = 衤 clothes + 刀 knife
- 衤 clothes
- 刀 knife
The nervous student tailor cuts the cloth for her first clothes with a sharp knife and whispers "This is only the beginning."
用法
- Marks the early/first stage of something - 初期 (chūqī) early phase, 最初 (zuìchū) at first, 初步 (chūbù) preliminary.
- As a time prefix it means the beginning of a period - 年初 (niánchū) start of the year, 月初 (yuèchū) start of the month.
- 当初 (dāngchū) = 'back then / at the outset,' often with a tinge of hindsight or regret.
- 初中 (chūzhōng) is junior high (vs 高中 senior high).
含“初”的词语
例句
- 初冬时节,他还坚持晨跑。 Chūdōng shíjié, tā hái jiānchí chénpǎo.He still insists on running in the morning even though it's early winter.