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chū

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chū Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chū | chu1
English translation
at first
(at the) beginning
first
junior
basic
beginning, initial, primary

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About chū

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

chū

Contains the radical

Dāo

Part of speech

Location word / 方位词 fāng wèi cí Fāngwèi cí

Learning hint

Cutting  Dāo  the cloth  is the first step in making clothes

Etymology of chū

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

衤刀

Explanation

Depicts cutting out fabric () with a knife ( Dāo ), the first step in making clothes.

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Example sentences using chū

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最初 zuìchū 粗糙 cūcāo de zài 墓碑 mù bēi shǎng de 骷髅 kū lóu 交叉 jiāochā de 大腿骨图形 tú xíng ,已为 dài 翅膀 chìbǎng de 天使 tiān shǐ suǒ 代替 dàitì .

The skull - and - crossbones crudely carved on the first tombstones was replaced by a winged cherub.

zhè běn 小册子 xiǎo cè zi 使 shǐ 我们 wǒmen duì 国外 guó wài de 生活 shēnghuó 情况 qíngkuàng yǒu le 初步 chūbù 了解 liǎojiě .

The booklet initiates us into the problems of living abroad.

zuì hǎo Bié 呆得太久 ér rén 讨厌 tǎoyàn , 特别 tèbié shì 初次 chū cì 拜访 bàifǎng .

It's better not to outstay one's welcome, especially on a first visit.

Hòu chū qíng de 天空 tiānkōng Zhōng 出现 chūxiàn le dào 彩虹 cǎihóng .

A rainbow appeared in the sky when it cleared.

认为 rènwéi tàn 最初 zuìchū 硫酸 liú suān gài 反应 fǎnyìng 生成 shēng chéng 硫化 liú huà gài .

He postulated that the carbon reacts initially with the sulfate to form calc ium sulfide.

Words with chū

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
chū at first chū
当初 dāngchū at that time當初
最初 zuìchū first最初 zuìchū
初步 chūbù initial初步 chūbù
初中 chū zhōng junior high school初中 chū zhōng
起初 qǐchū originally起初 qǐchū
初恋 chū liàn first love初戀
初期 chū qī initial stage初期 chū qī
年初 nián chū beginning of the year年初 nián chū
初次 chū cì for the first time初次 chū cì
初级 chūjí junior初級
初衷 chū zhōng original intention or aspiration初衷 chū zhōng
初始 chū shǐ initial初始 chū shǐ
初一 chū yī New Year's Day初一 chū yī
初三 chū sān third year in junior middle school初三 chū sān
初二 chū èr 2nd day of a lunar month初二 chū èr
初选 chū xuǎn primary election (US)初選
初学者 chū xué zhě beginning student初學者
初始化 chū shǐ huà initialization初始化 chū shǐ huà
初稿 chū gǎo first draft (of writing)初稿 chū gǎo
初审 chū shěn preliminary trial初審
初犯 chū fàn first offender初犯 chū fàn
月初 yuè chū start of month月初 yuè chū
初冬 chū dōng early winter初冬 chū dōng
初夏 chū xià early summer初夏 chū xià

chū Decomposition & Compounds

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chū Decomposition

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