初 (co1 | chu1) : first; original; early

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初

co1

chu1

[1] first [2] original [3] junior [4] beginning; initial; primary; early

Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 刀 (#18)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

初

This word has been viewed 12126 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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初創 co1 cong3 chu1 chuang4 = startup (company, phase etc); newly established; in the early stages

當初 dong1 co1 dang1 chu1 = at first, originally

初初 co1 co1 = originally; at first 粵

初中 co1 zung1 chu1 zhong1 = lower secondary school; junior high school

初一 co1 jat1 chu1 yi1 = first day of a month in the lunar calendar

你做初一，我做十五 nei5 zou6 co1 jat1 ngo5 zou6 sap6 ng5 = (idiom) tit-for-tat; an eye for an eye 粵

最初 zeoi3 co1 zui4 chu1 = at first; earliest

初吻 co1 man5 chu1 wen3 = first kiss

初試 co1 si3 = first attempt; initial try; preliminary test

初級 co1 kap1 chu1 ji2 = primary; junior; elementary; initial stage

初步 co1 bou6 chu1 bu4 = initial; tentative; preliminary; baby steps

初期 co1 kei4 chu1 qi1 (PRC), chu1 qi2 (Taiwan) = initial stage; first period

起初 hei2 co1 qi3 chu1 = at first; originally; at the outset

年初 nin4 co1 nian2 chu1 = beginning of the year

初選 co1 syun2 chu1 xuan3 = (US) primaries (election)

月初 jyut6 co1 yue4 chu1 = beginning of month

初出茅廬 co1 ceot1 maau4 lou4 = young and inexperienced

初學者 co1 hok6 ze2 chu1 xue2 zhe3 = beginner, person of entry-level, a novice

初時 co1 si4 = at first; in the beginning 粵

年初一 nin4 co1 jat1 nian2 chu1 yi1 = New Year's Day (lunar)

初出爐 co1 ceot1 lou4 = just out of the oven

初入行 co1 jap6 hong4 = foot in the door

初次的 co1 ci3 dik1 chu1 ci4 de5 = [adj] maiden 國

初產的 co1 caan2 dik1 chu1 chan3 de5 = primiparous 國

初產的孕婦 co1 caan2 dik1 jan6 fu5 chu1 chan3 de5 yun4 fu4 = primipara 國

初次的演出 co1 ci3 dik1 jin2 ceot1 chu1 ci4 de5 yan3 chu1 = [n.] premiere 國

初乳 co1 jyu5 chu1 ru3 = colostrum; foremilk

初升 co1 sing1 chu1 sheng1 = rising (sun, moon, etc.)

初始 co1 ci2 chu1 shi3 = [adj] initial

初始化 co1 ci2 faa3 chu1 shi3 hua4 = initialization; to initialize

初期的 co1 kei4 dik1 chu1 qi1 de5 (PRC), chu1 qi2 de5 (Taiwan) = earliest; incipient; nascent; primeval; infantile; young 國

初步措施 co1 bou6 cou3 si1 chu1 bu4 cuo4 shi1 = [n] preliminary

初步行動 co1 bou6 hang4 dung6 chu1 bu4 xing2 dong4 = [n] initiative, preliminary

初潮 co1 ciu4 chu1 chao2 = menarche

初現 co1 jin6 chu1 xian4 = a peep

初生的 co1 saang1 dik1 chu1 sheng1 de5 = firstborn; neonatal 國

初產品 co1 caan2 ban2 chu1 chan3 pin3 = firstling

初等 co1 dang2 chu1 deng3 = elementary (i.e., easy)

本初子午線 bun2 co1 zi2 ng5 sin3 ben3 chu1 zi3 wu3 xian4 = the first meridian; the prime meridian

初階 co1 gaai1 = introductory

年代初 nin4 doi6 co1 nian2 dai4 chu1 = beginning of an age; beginning of a decade

年初七 nin4 co1 cat1 = 7th day of the Chinese New Year (also 人日)

初班 co1 baan1 = elementary

初冬 co1 dung1 chu1 dong1 = early winter

初婚 co1 fan1 chu1 hun1 = first marriage

初學 co1 hok6 chu1 xue2 = begin to learn

初小 co1 siu2 chu1 xiao3 = lower primary school

初哥 co1 go1 = a novice; a male virgin

初衷 co1 cung1 chu1 zhong1 = original intention

初更 co1 gaang1 = first watch of the night (contrast to 巡更)

明初 ming4 co1 ming2 chu1 = the early Ming dynasty (i.e. from second half of 14th century)

和好如初 wo4 hou2 jyu4 co1 he2 hao3 ru2 chu1 = to get back together; become reconciled

初回限定版 co1 wui4 haan6 ding6 baan2 chu1 hui2 xian4 ding4 ban3 = limited edition

初版 co1 baan2 chu1 ban3 = first edition

清初 cing1 co1 qing1 chu1 = the early Qing dynasty

大病初癒 daai6 bing6 co1 yu6 da4 bing4 chu1 yu4 = to have just recovered from a serious illness

情竇初開 cing4 dau6 co1 hoi1 qing2 dou4 chu1 kai1 = to have one's first taste of love; puppy love

早知今日，何必當初 zou2 zi1 gam1 jat6, ho4 bit1 dong1 co1 zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4, he2 bi4 dang1 chu1 = if you had foresight into today, you wouldn't have to have chosen yesterday's path

如夢初醒 jyu4 mung6 co1 sing2 ru2 meng4chu1 xing3 = as if one has just awoken from a long sleep; to suddenly be enlightened

旭日初升 juk1 jat6 co1 sing1 xu4 ri4 chu1 sheng1 = the (red morning) sun has just risen

初見 co1 gin3 chu1 jian4 = to see for the first time

初次 co1 ci3 chu1 ci4 = the first time

初伏 co1 fuk6 chu1 fu2 = middle ten days of July

你做初一我做十五 nei5 zou6 co1 jat1 ngo5 zou6 sap6 ng5 = do me harm and I will return the favour 粵

初回版 co1 wui4 baan2 chu1 hui2 ban3 = first press edition

初戀 co1 lyun2 chu1 lian4 = first love; puppy love

初戀情人 co1 lyun2 cing4 jan4 chu1 lian4 qing2 ren2 = first lover

初葉 co1 jip6 chu1 ye4 = cataphyll, primordial leaf; early years of a century

初等代數 co1 dang2 doi6 sou3 chu1 deng3 dai4 shu4 = elementary algebra

光初 gwong1 co1 guang1 chu1 = Guangchu

久病初瘥 gau2 bing6 co1 caai3 jiu3 bing4 chu1 chai4 = to finally recover from a lingering sickness

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你做初一我做十五
tit for tat, an eye for an eye
[Lit. "what you do for the first half of the month, I will do back to you for the second half" i.e do me harm and I will return the favour. See a video featuring this phrase [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,84620]here.[/url]]

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