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MEANING

1. 壹形adjective

   (bound form) first; early

   中最开始的；最早的zuì kāishǐ de; zuì zǎo de

   • zhèshìwǒchūcìláizhōngguó.

     这是我初次来中国。🔊

     This is my first time coming to China.

2. 貳副adverb

   (bound form) at first; initially

   中事情或时间开始的时候shìqing huò shíjiān kāishǐ de shíhou

   • wǒchūláizhàdào,qǐngduōguānzhào.

     我初来乍到，请多关照。🔊

     I've just arrived and am new here, so I appreciate your care and attention.

3. 參数numeral

   (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chu1 san1] "the third"

   中农历月份的前十天nónglì yuèfèn de qiánshí tiān

   • jīntiānshìchūyī.

     今天是初一。🔊

     Today is the first day of the lunar month.