初
beginning, initial, primary
- Strokes
- 7
- Level
- HSK 5
- Radical
- 刀
- Type
- Ideograph
Memory hint: Cutting 刀 the cloth 衤 is the first step in making clothes
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- 他刚参加工作，还是初级水平。Tā gāng cānjiā gōngzuò, hái shì chūjí shuǐpíng.He just started working, and is still at a beginner level.he just join work still is junior level
- 这个计划最初是谁提出的？Zhège jìhuà zuìchū shì shéi tíchū de?Who first proposed this plan?this (measure) plan first is who propose (particle) (question)
- 我们先做一个初步的安排吧。Wǒmen xiān zuò yí ge chūbù de ānpái.Let's first make a preliminary arrangement.we first make one (measure) preliminary (particle) arrangement
- 当初我没想到会这么难。Dāngchū wǒ méi xiǎngdào huì zhème nán.At the time, I didn't expect it to be this difficult.at-that-time I not think-of will this-much hard
- 月初的时候，公司发了工资。Yuèchū de shíhou, gōngsī fā le gōngzī.At the beginning of the month, the company paid salaries.month-beginning (particle) time company issue (particle) salary