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初
Trad. 初
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(Bushou)		 刀
Strokes 2
Composition
Strokes 7
Structure
Decomp. 衤刀
Prononciation
Mandarin chū
Entry Methods
Pinyin chu1
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Cangjie
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中尸竹
Sijiao 3722.0
Wubi PUVN
CNS 11643 1-4F4F
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初 chū at first / (at the) beginning / first / junior / basic
Results beginning with 初
初步 chū bù initial / preliminary / tentative
初级 chū jí junior / primary
初中 chū zhōng junior high school / abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]
初期 chū qī initial stage / beginning period
初恋 chū liàn first love
初次 chū cì for the first time / first (meeting, attempt etc)
初一 chū yī first day of lunar month / New Year's Day / first year in junior middle school
初三 chū sān third year in junior middle school
初始 chū shǐ initial / starting (point)
初二 chū èr 2nd year in junior middle school / 2nd day of a lunar month / 2nd day of lunar New Year
初衷 chū zhōng original intention
初试 chū shì preliminary exam / qualifying exam / first try / preliminary testing
初审 chū shěn preliminary trial
初生 chū shēng newborn / nascent / primary (biology)
初夏 chū xià early summer
初夜 chū yè early evening / wedding night / (fig.) first sexual encounter
初赛 chū sài preliminary contest / initial heats of a competition
初年 chū nián early years
初稿 chū gǎo first draft (of writing)
初秋 chū qiū early autumn / 7th month of the lunar calendar
初冬 chū dōng early winter
初露 chū lù first sign (of budding talent)
初选 chū xuǎn primary election
初升 chū shēng rising (sun, moon etc)
初创 chū chuàng startup (company, phase etc) / newly established / in the early stages
初等 chū děng elementary (i.e. easy)
初潮 chū cháo menarche
初犯 chū fàn first offender / first offense
初叶 chū yè early part (of a decade, century etc) / the first years
初小 chū xiǎo lower elementary school (abbr. for 初級小學|初级小学[chu1 ji2 xiao3 xue2])
初伏 chū fú the first of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which typically begins in mid-July and lasts 10 days
初更 chū gēng first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
初估 chū gū to make a preliminary estimate
初检 chū jiǎn screening test
初设 chū shè first founded
初声 chū shēng the initial consonant (or doubled consonant) of a Korean syllable
初探 chū tàn to conduct an exploratory foray into (an area of study, a market etc) / a preliminary study
初文 chū wén archaic (and simpler) form of a Chinese character
初心 chū xīn (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)
初至 chū zhì first arrival / first return
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初学者 chū xué zhě beginning student
初始化 chū shǐ huà (computing) to initialize / initialization
初中生 chū zhōng shēng junior high student
初始组  setting-out party
初犯者 chū fàn zhě first offender
初来乍到 chū lái zhà dào to be a newcomer / just off the boat
初出茅庐 chū chū máo lú venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom) / young and inexperienced / novice / greenhorn
初级中学 chū jí zhōng xué junior high school / junior middle school
初露锋芒 chū lù fēng máng first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time
初等教育 chū děng jiào yù primary education / junior school education
初露头角 chū lù tóu jiǎo lit. to first show one's horns (idiom) / fig. a first show of emerging talent / first sign of emerging talent / budding genius
初次排查  Top-Screen
初始警报  initial alert
初步研究  desktop study
初始报告  initial report
初步承诺  advance pledge
初始通道  setting-out lane
初步报告 chū bù bào gào immediate report
初步核算 chū bù hé suàn initial estimate
初步检验 chū bù jiǎn yàn screening test
初步设想 chū bù shè xiǎng tentative idea
初步谈判 chū bù tán pàn preliminary negotiation
初创公司 chū chuàng gōng sī new company / newly established enterprise
初等代数 chū děng dài shù elementary algebra
初级产品 chū jí chǎn pǐn primary product
初级教育 chū jí jiào yù primary education
初级裂变 chū jí liè biàn fission primary / fission trigger / thermonuclear weapon primary
初级燃料 chū jí rán liào primary fuel
初级商品 chū jí shāng pǐn commodity
初级小学 chū jí xiǎo xué lower elementary school (abbr. to 初小[chu1 xiao3])
初级预防 chū jí yù fáng primary prevention / primary prophylaxis
初恋感觉 chū liàn gǎn jué feelings of first love
初露才华 chū lù cái huá first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time
初期抑制 chū qī yì zhì incipient inhibition
初审法院 chū shěn fǎ yuàn trial court
初审管辖 chū shěn guǎn xiá original jurisdiction
初试身手 chū shì shēn shǒu to have a try / to try one's hand / initial foray
初始视察 chū shǐ shì chá initial inspection / baseline inspection
初始宣布 chū shǐ xuān bù Initial Declaration
初唐四杰 Chū Táng Sì jié the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang, namely Wang Bo 王勃[Wang2 Bo2], Yang Jiong 楊炯|杨炯[Yang2 Jiong3], Lu Zhaolin 盧照鄰|卢照邻[Lu2 Zhao4 lin2], and Luo Binwang 駱賓王|骆宾王[Luo4 Bin1 wang2]
初级生产量  primary production
初级教练机  primary trainer aircraft
初次发放表  initial scale of issue / initial issue / initial stock scaling / initial supply
初次发放量  initial scale of issue / initial issue / initial stock scaling / initial supply
初级消费者  primary consumers
初恋的感觉 chū liàn de gǎn jué feelings of first love
初次弹药发放  initial issue of ammunition / first-line scale of ammunition / ammunition initial issue
初级野战医院  basic field hospital
初级保健人员  primary health worker
初级保健医生  primary care physician
初级环境保护 chū jí huán jìng bǎo hù Primary Environmental Care
初级结业证书 chū jí jié yè zhèng shū Basic Level Certificate
初级职等员额 chū jí zhí děng yuán é entry-level post
初级专业人员 chū jí zhuān yè rén yuán Junior Professional Officer
初刻拍案惊奇 Chū kè Pāi àn Jīng qí 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[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]
初始运作能力 chū shǐ yùn zuò néng lì initial operating capability
初生之犊不畏虎 chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom) / fig. the fearlessness of youth
初生牛犊不怕虎 chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom) / fig. the young are fearless
初级保健工作组  Working Group on Primary Health Care
初步组织委员会  Initial Organizing Committee
初生之犊不怕虎 chū shēng zhī dú bù pà hǔ see 初生之犢不畏虎|初生之犊不畏虎[chu1 sheng1 zhi1 du2 bu4 wei4 hu3]
初等外勤事务干事  Junior Field Service Officer
初级保健区域中心  Regional Centre on Primary Health Care
初级保健技术项目  Primary Health Care Technology Project
初级专业人员方桉  Junior Professional Officers Programme
初级保健业务研究 chū jí bǎo jiàn yè wù yán jiū Primary Health Care Operations Research
初步发展和试验阶段  Preliminary development and testing phase
初次做家庭佣工的人  first-time domestic worker
初级商品安排总协定  General Agreement on Commodity Arrangements
初步可行性研究阶段？  pre-feasibility phase
初级专业人员辅导课程 chū jí zhuān yè rén yuán fǔ dǎo kè chéng Junior Professional Orientation and Development Programme
初级保健防治寄生虫模式  Parasite Control Model of Primary Health Care
初级商品问题知名人士会议  Meeting of Eminent Persons on Commodity Issues
初级教育和两性平等问题第3工作队  Millennium Project Task Force 3 on Primary Education and Gender Equality / Task Force 3 on Primary Education and Gender Equality
Approximate Results for 初
当初 dāng chū at that time / originally
最初 zuì chū first / primary / initial / original / at first / initially / originally
年初 nián chū beginning of the year
起初 qǐ chū originally / at first / at the outset
如初 rú chū as before / as ever
开初 kāi chū at the outset / at first / early
明初 Míng chū the early Ming (i.e. from second half of 14th century)
太初 tài chū the absolute beginning
往初 wǎng chū (literary) former times / in olden days
原初 yuán chū initial / original / originally / at first
月初 yuè chū start of month / early in the month
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张静初 Zhāng Jìng chū Zhang Jingchu (1980-), PRC actress
人之初 rén zhī chū man at birth (is fundamentally good in nature) / the first line of Three character classic 三字經|三字经[San1 zi4 jing1]
阿初佛 A1 chū fó erroneous variant of 阿閦佛, Aksobhya, the imperturbable ruler of Eastern Paradise, Abhirati
凌濛初 líng méng chū Ling Mengchu (1580-1644), Ming dynasty novelist and dramatist / also written 凌蒙初|凌蒙初
凌蒙初 Líng Méng chū Ling Mengchu (1580-1644), Ming dynasty novelist and dramatist / also written 凌濛初|凌蒙初[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]
年代初 nián dài chū beginning of an age / beginning of a decade
小升初 xiǎo shēng chū progression from elementary school to junior high (abbr. for 小學生升入初中生|小学生升入初中生[xiao3 xue2 sheng1 sheng1 ru4 chu1 zhong1 sheng1])
华灯初上 huá dēng chū shàng early evening when lanterns are first lit
易初莲花 Yì chū Lián huā Lotus (department store chain)
悔不当初 huǐ bù dāng chū to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
情窦初开 qíng dòu chū kāi first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)
国际初审 guó jì chū shěn international preliminary examination
漢末魏初 hàn mò wèi chū late Han and early Wei (roughly, first half of 3rd century AD)
汉末魏初 Hàn mò Wèi chū late Han and early Wei (roughly, first half of 3rd century AD)
和好如初 hé hǎo rú chū to bury the hatchet / to become reconciled
明末清初 Míng mò Qīng chū late Ming and early Qing / around the middle of the 17th century
期初结余 qī chū jié yú opening balance
期初余额 qī chū yú é opening balance
清末民初 Qīng mò Mín chū the late Qing and early Republic, i.e. China around 1911
完好如初 wán hǎo rú chū intact / untouched / as good as before
元末明初 Yuán mò Míng chū late Yuan and early Ming / mid 14th century
正月初一 zhēng yuè chū yī New Year's Day in the lunar calendar
本初子午线 běn chū zǐ wǔ xiàn the first meridian / the prime meridian
鸟颈类初龙 niǎo jǐng lèi chū lóng ornithodira
唐初四大家 Táng chū Sì Dà jiā Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang / refers to Yu Shinan 虞世南[Yu2 Shi4 nan2], Ouyang Xun 歐陽詢|欧阳询[Ou1 yang2 Xun2], Chu Suiliang 褚遂良[Chu3 Sui4 liang2] and Xue Ji 薛稷[Xue1 Ji4]
国际初审单位  International Preliminary Examining Authority
最初阻滞阵地  initial delay position
大学初等学位  first-level university degree
承前期初余额 chéng qián qī chū yú é brought forward opening balance
欧洲初审法院 ōu zhōu chū shěn fǎ yuàn European Court of First Instance
镶嵌踝类初龙 xiāng qiàn huái lèi chū lóng Crurotarsi
急性初期HIV感染  acute primary HIV infection
废水的初级处理  primary treatment
人之初，性本善 rén zhī chū , xìng běn shàn man at birth is fundamentally good in nature / the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經|三字经[San1 zi4 Jing1]
既有今日何必当初 jì yǒu jīn rì hé bì dāng chū see 早知今日何必當初|早知今日何必当初[zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1]
执行情况初步评估  Preliminary Implementation Assessment
国际初级市场协会  International Primary Market Association
国际初级商品协定 guó jì chū jí shāng pǐn xié dìng international commodity arrangements
早知今日何必当初 zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū 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
最低初步成套服务 zuì dī chū bù chéng tào fù wù Minimum Initial Service Package
社区提供的初级保健  community-based primary health care
基于社区的初级保健  community-based primary health care
普及初级教育和扫盲  universal primary education and literacy
格林尼治本初子午线 Gé lín ní zhì běn chū zǐ wǔ xiàn the Greenwich meridian
靡不有初，鲜克有终 mǐ bù yǒu chū , xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom) / don't start sth you can't handle
亚洲初级保健训练中心  Asian Training Centre for Primary Health Care
躲过初一，躲不过十五 duǒ guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ see 躲得過初一，躲不過十五|躲得过初一，躲不过十五[duo3 de5 guo4 chu1 yi1 , duo3 bu4 guo4 shi2 wu3]
次波－初波，横波－纵波  S wave - P wave / S-P
防止可避免残疾初步倡议  Initial Initiative Against Avoidable Disablement
非政府组织初级保健小组  NGO Group on Primary Health Care
躲得过初一，躲不过十五 duǒ de guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom) / fig. you can't put it off forever / sooner or later you'll have to deal with it
实行初级保健人人享有健康  Health for All through Primary Health Care
巴基斯坦洪灾初步应急计划  Pakistan Initial Floods Emergency Response Plan
禁止化学武器公约初步结构  Preliminary Structure of a Convention on chemical weapons
保护非物质文化遗产公约初稿  preliminary draft convention for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage
不结盟国家初级商品特别基金  Non-Aligned Special Fund on Commodities
国家间初级保健联合支助讲习班  Intercountry Workshop on Joint Support for primary health care
联合国初级人员用维持和平手册  United Nations Peacekeeping Handbook for Junior Ranks
全球海洋观测系统的初步观测系统  GOOS Initial Observing System
项目概况筛选和初步评价信息系统  Project Profile Screening and Pre-Appraisal Information System
重订和汇编国民账户丛书初期讲习班  Inception Workshop on Rebasing and Linking National Account Series
研究和利用的的喀喀湖水域初步公约  Preliminary Convention on the Study of the Exploitation of the Waters Lake Titicaca
微型计算机初级商品信息和分析系统  micro-computer-based commodity information and analysis system
雇佣初级专业人员特别用途信托基金  Special Purpose Trust Fund for the Provision of Junior Professional Officers
提供初级专业干事的技术合作信托基金  Technical Cooperation Trust Fund for the Provision of Junior Professional Officers
危机局势中生殖健康最低初步成套服务  Minimum Initial Service Package for Reproductive Health in Crisis Situations
执行1965年内陆国过境贸易公约的初步协定  Preliminary Agreement for implementing the 1965 Convention on the Transit Trade of Land-Locked Countries
的的喀喀湖水域初步经济研究和开发协定  Agreement on the Preliminary Economic Study of the Exploitation of the Waters of Lake Titicaca
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