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初步 chūbù

初步 chūbù Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 初步 chūbù .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chūbù | chu1 bu4
English translation
initial
preliminary
tentative

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Traditional form

初步 chūbù

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí
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Etymology of 初步 chūbù

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chū

Type

ideographic

Explanation

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

Positional decomposition

衤刀

Number of Strokes

7

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of one foot in front of another, depicting footsteps.

Positional decomposition

zhǐ

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 初步 chūbù

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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.

23日子 rìzi de 12个太 Yīn yuè 叫做 jiào zuò 初步 chūbù de 前夕 qián xī .

The 23 rd day of the 12 th lunar month is called Preliminary Eve.

三菱 Sān líng 汽车 qì chē 急于 jí yú zài 欧洲 Ōuzhōu 市场 shìchǎng shǎng 取得 qǔ dé 初步 chūbù de 立足之地

Mitsubishi Motors were anxious to get a toehold in the European market.

zhè 只是 zhǐ shì 初步 chūbù de 想法 xiǎng fǎ 并非 bìngfēi 成形 chéng xíng de 提议 tíyì

It was an embryo idea rather than a fully worked proposal.

本次初步 chūbù 会议 huìyì de 目标 mùbiāo shì 澄清 chéngqīng 这些 zhè xiē 问题 wèntí

The aim of this initial meeting is to clarify the issues.

初步 chūbù Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 初步 chūbù and their own compounds.

初步 chūbù Compounds

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