初 (co1) — original in Cantonese
coˉ¹初Mandarin Pinyin: chu1
Meaning of 初
nounoriginal
nounfirst
nounjunior
nounbeginning; initial; primary; early
Example Sentences with 初
neiˏ₅你zouˍ₆做coˉ¹初jatˉ¹一ngoˏ₅我zouˍ₆做sapˍ₆十ngˏ₅五
tit for tat, an eye for an eye
zukˉ¹旭jatˍ₆日coˉ¹初singˉ¹升。
The morning sun is just rising.
jyuˎ₄如mungˍ₆夢cyuˉ¹初sengˊ²醒
As if waking from a dream.
nin4-01-02年heoi˗₃初binˉ¹二去邊？
Where are you going on the second day of Lunar New Year?
nin4-01-02年hoiˉ¹初siˏ₅二wo˗₃開市喎。
The market opens on the second day of Lunar New Year.
Words Containing 初
初一co1 jat1
first day of a month in the lunar calendar
初回版co1 wui4 baan2
first press edition (audio Disc, DVD, ...)
初學者co1 hok6 ze2
beginner, person of entry-level, a novice
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
年代初nin4 doi6 co1
beginning of an age; beginning of a decade
初學co1 hok6
begin to learn
初初co1 co1
originally; at first (Mandarin equivalent: 最初)
初選co1 syun2
(US) primaries (election)
初步行動co1 bou6 hang4 dung6
initiative, preliminary
旭日初升juk1 jat6 co1 sing1
the (red morning) sun has just risen
初出爐co1 ceot1 lou4
just out of the oven
初回限定版co1 wui4 haan6 ding6 baan2
limited edition (audio Disc, DVD, ...) [Syn.] 初回限量版
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