初

chū

the beginning of; the early part of, first (in order), elementary; rudimentary, the original situation, for the first time; just beginning, original

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at the beginning of; early; elementary; first; original

【医】 arch-; arche-; prot-; proto-

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at the beginning of; early; elementary; first; original

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chū

adj. first, basic, elementary, junior, original

chū

adv. first, at first, at the beginning, early

chū

n. beginning, start, basis

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chu1

at first, (at the) beginning, first, junior, basic

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初

chū

名

（开始的部分） at the beginning of; in the early part of:

八月初 early in August; in early August;

年初 at the beginning of the year

（姓氏） a surname:

初卫 Chu Wei

助

（附着在数词一至十之前表示次序）:

初一(二) the first (second) day (of a lunar month)

形

（第一个） first (in order):

初雪 first snow;

初战 first battle

（等级最低的） elementary; rudimentary:

初级班 elementary course

（原来的; 原来的情况） original:

初愿 one's original intention;

和好如初 become reconciled

副

（第一次; 刚开始） for the first time:

初出炉 just out of the oven;

初具规模 begin to take shape;

初晴 sky has just cleared;

感冒初起 with the first symptoms of a cold

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初|初 [chū] ► at first ► (at the) beginning ► first ► junior ► basic