初 (chū) means Initially (first - primary). Below are 21 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
最 初 我并不同意。
Zuìchū wǒ bìng bù tóngyì.
At first I did not agree at all.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 最初
我在上 初 级中文课。
Wǒ zài shàng chūjí Zhōngwén kè.
I am taking a beginner Chinese class.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 初级
这是他最 初 的想法。
Zhè shì tā zuìchū de xiǎngfǎ.
This was his original idea.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 最初
这是 初 级水平的教材。
Zhè shì chūjí shuǐpíng de jiàocái.
This is a beginner-level textbook.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 初级
初 来乍到，请多关照。
Chū lái zhà dào, qǐng duō guānzhào.
I am new here; please look after me.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 关照
他履行了当 初 的诺言。
Tā lǚxíng le dāngchū de nuòyán.
He carried out the promise he made at the outset.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 履行
春节是农历正月 初 一。
Chūnjié shì nónglì zhēngyuè chūyī.
The Spring Festival falls on the first day of the first lunar month.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 农历
这本书的对象是 初 学者。
Zhè běn shū de duìxiàng shì chūxuézhě.
This book is aimed at beginners.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 对象
这套教材很适合 初 学者。
Zhè tào jiàocái hěn shìhé chūxuézhě.
This set of teaching materials suits beginners.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 教材
这项措施已经 初 见成效。
Zhè xiàng cuòshī yǐjīng chū jiàn chéngxiào.
This measure is already beginning to show results.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 成效
当 初 要是听他的就好了。
Dāngchū yàoshi tīng tā de jiù hǎo le.
If only we had listened to him at the time.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 当初
我们已经有了 初 步的方案。
Wǒmen yǐjīng yǒu le chūbù de fāng'àn.
We already have a preliminary plan.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 初步
他的想法当 初 被人讥笑过。
Tā de xiǎngfǎ dāngchū bèi rén jīxiào guo.
His idea was once laughed at.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 讥笑
起 初 我并不同意这个方案。
Qǐchū wǒ bìng bù tóngyì zhège fāng'àn.
At first I did not agree with this plan.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 起初
这样做违背了当 初 的承诺。
Zhèyàng zuò wéibèi le dāngchū de chéngnuò.
Doing this goes against the original promise.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 违背
序言里说明了写作的 初 衷。
Xùyán lǐ shuōmíng le xiězuò de chūzhōng.
The preface explains why the book was written.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 序言
这条街和当 初 完全不一样了。
Zhè tiáo jiē hé dāngchū wánquán bù yíyàng le.
This street is completely different from how it was back then.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 当初
大年 初 一，我们去给外婆拜年。
Dà nián chūyī, wǒmen qù gěi wàipó bài nián.
On the first day of the lunar new year we went to pay our respects to grandma.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 拜年
初 步检查结果显示他没有大问题。
Chūbù jiǎnchá jiéguǒ xiǎnshì tā méiyǒu dà wèntí.
The initial test results show he has no serious problem.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 初步
起 初 大家都不熟，后来慢慢就好了。
Qǐchū dàjiā dōu bù shú, hòulái mànmàn jiù hǎo le.
At first nobody knew each other, but it gradually got better.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 起初
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Words that contain 初
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Questions about 初
How is 初 used in a sentence?
This page shows 21 sentences using 初 (chū, "Initially (first - primary)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 初 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 初 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 初?
The dictionary page for 初 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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