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本初子午線 本初子午线 [ben3 chu1 zi3 wu3 xian4] /the first meridian/the prime meridian/ 7105 1
[[chu1]] /(bound form) at first; initially/(bound form) first; early/(bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chu1san1] "the third"/ 167 2
初步 初步 [chu1 bu4] /initial/preliminary/tentative/ 7105 1
初步設想 初步设想 [chu1 bu4 she4 xiang3] /tentative idea/ 6161 1
初潮 初潮 [chu1 chao2] /menarche/ 7037 1
初出茅廬 初出茅庐 [chu1 chu1 mao2 lu2] /venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)/young and inexperienced/novice/greenhorn/ 5319 1
初創公司 初创公司 [chu1 chuang4 gong1 si1] /startup company/ 1289 1
初次 初次 [chu1 ci4] /for the first time/first (meeting, attempt etc)/ 4078 1
初等 初等 [chu1 deng3] /elementary (i.e. easy)/ 6944 1
初等代數 初等代数 [chu1 deng3 dai4 shu4] /elementary algebra/ 7105 1
初等教育 初等教育 [chu1 deng3 jiao4 yu4] /primary education/junior school education/ 6882 1
初冬 初冬 [chu1 dong1] /early winter/ 6070 1
初犯 初犯 [chu1 fan4] /first offender/first offense/ 6124 1
初伏 初伏 [chu1 fu2] /the first of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which typically begins in mid-July and lasts 10 days/ 1601 1
初稿 初稿 [chu1 gao3] /first draft (of writing)/ 6700 1
初更 初更 [chu1 geng1] /first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)/ 6084 1
初估 初估 [chu1 gu1] /to make a preliminary estimate/ 5046 1
初級 初级 [chu1 ji2] /junior/primary/ 7105 1
初刻拍案驚奇 初刻拍案惊奇 [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[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]/ 4875 1
初來乍到 初来乍到 [chu1 lai2 zha4 dao4] /to be a newcomer/just off the boat/ 5322 1
初戀 初恋 [chu1 lian4] /first love/ 6852 1
初戀感覺 初恋感觉 [chu1 lian4 gan3 jue2] /feelings of first love/ 6557 1
初露 初露 [chu1 lu4] /first sign (of budding talent)/ 6850 1
初露才華 初露才华 [chu1 lu4 cai2 hua2] /first sign of budding talent/to display one's ability for the first time/ 6850 1
初露鋒芒 初露锋芒 [chu1 lu4 feng1 mang2] /first sign of budding talent/to display one's ability for the first time/ 6850 1
初露頭角 初露头角 [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/ 6337 1
初年 初年 [chu1 nian2] /early years/ 6567 1
初期 初期 [chu1 qi1] /initial stage/beginning period/ 7105 1
初秋 初秋 [chu1 qiu1] /early autumn/7th month of the lunar calendar/ 4808 1
初賽 初赛 [chu1 sai4] /preliminary contest/initial heats of a competition/ 5912 1
初設 初设 [chu1 she4] /first founded/ 6889 1
初審 初审 [chu1 shen3] /preliminary trial/ 6143 1
初升 初升 [chu1 sheng1] /rising (sun, moon etc)/ 6924 1
初生 初生 [chu1 sheng1] /newborn/nascent/primary (biology)/ 6072 1
初生牛犢不怕虎 初生牛犊不怕虎 [chu1 sheng1 niu2 du2 bu4 pa4 hu3] /lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)/fig. the young are fearless/ 2726 1
初始 初始 [chu1 shi3] /initial/starting (point)/ 6660 1
初始化 初始化 [chu1 shi3 hua4] /(computing) to initialize/initialization/ 5628 1
初試 初试 [chu1 shi4] /preliminary exam/qualifying exam/first try/preliminary testing/ 5188 1
初試身手 初试身手 [chu1 shi4 shen1 shou3] /to have a try/to try one's hand/initial foray/ 5108 1
初唐四傑 初唐四杰 [Chu1 Tang2 Si4 jie2] /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]/ 3445 1
初文 初文 [chu1 wen2] /archaic (and simpler) form of a Chinese character/ 4057 1
初夏 初夏 [chu1 xia4] /early summer/ 6560 1
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)/ 3380 1
初選 初选 [chu1 xuan3] /primary election/ 2583 1
初學者 初学者 [chu1 xue2 zhe3] /beginning student/ 7105 1
初夜 初夜 [chu1 ye4] /early evening/wedding night/(fig.) first sexual encounter/ 4240 1
初葉 初叶 [chu1 ye4] /early part (of a decade, century etc)/the first years/ 6712 1
初衷 初衷 [chu1 zhong1] /original intention/ 2526 1
初中生 初中生 [chu1 zhong1 sheng1] /junior high student/ 5220 1
初創 初创 [[chu1chuang4]] /startup (company, phase etc); newly established/ 775 2
初二 初二 [[chu1er4]] /second year in junior middle school/second day of a lunar month/ 59 2
初婚 初婚 [[chu1hun1]] /to marry for the first time/to be newly married/ 836 2
初級小學 初级小学 [[chu1ji2 xiao3xue2]] /lower elementary school/ 161 2
初級中學 初级中学 [[chu1ji2 zhong1xue2]] /junior high school; junior middle school; lower secondary school/ 167 2
初具規模 初具规模 [[chu1ju4 gui1mo2]] /(of a project, organization etc) to have begun to take shape/ 405 2
初三 初三 [[chu1san1]] /third year in junior middle school/third day of a lunar month/ 59 2
初聲 初声 [[chu1sheng1]] /the initial consonant (or doubled consonant) of a Korean syllable/ 511 2
初生之犢不怕虎 初生之犊不怕虎 [[chu1sheng1 zhi1 du2 bu4pa4 hu3]] /see 初生牛犢不怕虎|初生牛犊不怕虎[chu1sheng1 niu2du2 bu4pa4 hu3]/ 26 2
初生之犢不畏虎 初生之犊不畏虎 [[chu1sheng1 zhi1 du2 bu4wei4 hu3]] /see 初生牛犢不怕虎|初生牛犊不怕虎[chu1sheng1 niu2du2 bu4pa4 hu3]/ 26 2
初識 初识 [[chu1shi2]] /to meet (sb) for the first time; to encounter (a place, an idea etc) for the first time/ 297 2
初探 初探 [[chu1tan4]] /to conduct an exploratory foray into (an area of study, a market etc)/a preliminary study/ 508 2
初小 初小 [[chu1xiao3]] /lower elementary school (abbr. for 初級小學|初级小学[chu1ji2 xiao3xue2])/ 191 2
初一 初一 [[chu1yi1]] /first year in junior middle school/first day of a lunar month/ 59 2
初戰 初战 [[chu1zhan4]] /first battle; initial engagement (of a war or military campaign)/ 245 2
初中 初中 [[chu1zhong1]] /junior high school (abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1ji2 zhong1xue2])/ 813 2
褚遂良 褚遂良 [Chu3 Sui4 liang2] /Chu Suiliang (596-659), one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家[Tang2 chu1 Si4 Da4 jia1]/ 3447 1
大年初一 大年初一 [[da4nian2 chu1yi1]] /Lunar New Year's Day/ 168 2
當初 当初 [dang1 chu1] /at that time/originally/ 7105 1
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] /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/ 2810 1
躲過初一,躲不過十五 躲过初一,躲不过十五 [duo3 guo4 chu1 yi1 , duo3 bu4 guo4 shi2 wu3] /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]/ 2810 1
二刻拍案驚奇 二刻拍案惊奇 [Er4 ke4 Pai1 an4 Jing1 qi2] /Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part II), second of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]/ 4875 1
格林尼治本初子午線 格林尼治本初子午线 [Ge2 lin2 ni2 zhi4 ben3 chu1 zi3 wu3 xian4] /the Greenwich meridian/ 6923 1
和好如初 和好如初 [he2 hao3 ru2 chu1] /to bury the hatchet/to become reconciled/ 7105 1
華燈初上 华灯初上 [hua2 deng1 chu1 shang4] /early evening when lanterns are first lit/ 6484 1
悔不當初 悔不当初 [hui3 bu4 dang1 chu1] /to regret one's past deeds (idiom)/ 6104 1
既有今日何必當初 既有今日何必当初 [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[zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1]/ 4666 1
開初 开初 [kai1 chu1] /at the outset/at first/early/ 6694 1
凌濛初 凌蒙初 [[Ling2 Meng2chu1]] /Ling Mengchu (1580–1644), Ming dynasty short story writer and playwright/ 389 2
盧照鄰 卢照邻 [Lu2 Zhao4 lin2] /Lu Zhaolin (637-689), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑|初唐四杰[Chu1 Tang2 Si4 jie2]/ 3445 1
駱賓王 骆宾王 [Luo4 Bin1 wang2] /Luo Binwang (640-684), one of Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑|初唐四杰[Chu1 Tang2 Si4 jie2]/ 3445 1
靡不有初,鮮克有終 靡不有初,鲜克有终 [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/ 6337 1
明初 明初 [Ming2 chu1] /the early Ming (i.e. from second half of 14th century)/ 6945 1
年初 年初 [nian2 chu1] /beginning of the year/ 7105 1
年代初 年代初 [nian2 dai4 chu1] /beginning of an age/beginning of a decade/ 7105 1
歐陽詢 欧阳询 [Ou1 yang2 Xun2] /Ouyang Xun (557-641), one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家[Tang2 chu1 Si4 Da4 jia1]/ 3447 1
起初 起初 [[qi3chu1]] /originally; at first; at the outset/ 861 2
清末民初 清末民初 [[Qing1mo4-Min2chu1]] /late Qing and early Republican China/ 33 2
情竇初開 情窦初开 [qing2 dou4 chu1 kai1] /first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)/ 6084 1
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[San1 zi4 Jing1])/ 1324 1
如初 如初 [ru2 chu1] /as before/as ever/ 5176 1
三伏 三伏 [san1 fu2] /the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏[chu1 fu2], 中伏[zhong1 fu2] and 末伏[mo4 fu2], which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August/ 1601 1
歲初 岁初 [[sui4chu1]] /(literary) beginning of the year/ 496 2
太初 太初 [tai4 chu1] /the absolute beginning/ 7054 1
唐初四大家 唐初四大家 [Tang2 chu1 Si4 Da4 jia1] /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]/ 2511 1
頭伏 头伏 [tou2 fu2] /see 初伏[chu1 fu2]/ 1601 1
完好如初 完好如初 [wan2 hao3 ru2 chu1] /intact/untouched/as good as before/ 5175 1
王勃 王勃 [Wang2 Bo2] /Wang Bo (650-676), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑|初唐四杰[Chu1 Tang2 Si4 jie2]/ 3445 1
往初 往初 [wang3 chu1] /(literary) former times/in olden days/ 4939 1
小升初 小升初 [xiao3 sheng1 chu1] /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])/ 2122 1
薛稷 薛稷 [Xue1 Ji4] /Xue Ji (649-713), one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家[Tang2 chu1 Si4 Da4 jia1]/ 3447 1
楊炯 杨炯 [Yang2 Jiong3] /Yang Jiong (650-693?), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑|初唐四杰[Chu1 Tang2 Si4 jie2]/ 3445 1
易初蓮花 易初莲花 [Yi4 chu1 Lian2 hua1] /Lotus (department store chain)/ 4409 1
虞世南 虞世南 [Yu2 Shi4 nan2] /Yu Shinan (558-638), politician of Sui and early Tang periods, poet and calligrapher, one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家[Tang2 chu1 Si4 Da4 jia1]/ 2532 1
原初 原初 [yuan2 chu1] /initial/original/originally/at first/ 2092 1
月初 月初 [yue4 chu1] /start of month/early in the month/ 6793 1
早知今日何必當初 早知今日何必当初 [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/ 4664 1
張靜初 张静初 [Zhang1 Jing4 chu1] /Zhang Jingchu (1980-), PRC actress/ 6258 1
正月初一 正月初一 [zheng1 yue4 chu1 yi1] /New Year's Day in the lunar calendar/ 6199 1
字樣 字样 [zi4 yang4] /model or template character/written slogan or phrase/mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc)/ 5017 1
最初 最初 [zui4 chu1] /first/primary/initial/original/at first/initially/originally/ 3965 1

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