初

chū

first; beginning of the month

nounadverbprefixHSK 3.0 word list · Band 5
Dictionary entry

(bound form) at first; initially; (bound form) first; early; (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1-10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 "

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初

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今天是初二。

Jīntiān shì chū èr.

English

Today is the second day of the lunar month.

大年初一真热闹。

Dà niánchū yì zhēn rènao.

English

The first day of the New Year is really lively.

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