初 co¹ {chū}

1. at first
2. (at the) beginning
3. first
4. junior
5. basic

初步 co¹ bou⁶ {chū bù}

at first step; firstly

初初 co¹ co¹ {chū chū}

in the very beginning

初交 co¹ gaau¹ {chū jiāo}

new acquaintance

初哥 co¹ go¹ {chū gē}

(noun) a beginner; a novice; a neophyte

初學〔-学〕 co¹ hok⁶ {chū xué}

to learn for the first time

初級〔-级〕 co¹ kap¹ {chū jí}

(noun) Entry level

初期 co¹ kei⁴ {chū qī}

(noun) Primary phase

初戀〔-恋〕 co¹ lyun² {chū liàn}

(noun) Puppy love

初吻 co¹ man⁵ {chū wěn}

First kiss

初心 co¹ sam¹ {chū xīn}

initial intention

初時〔-时〕 co¹ si⁴ {chū shí}

in the very beginning

初步 co¹ bou⁶ {chū bù}

1. initial
2. preliminary
3. tentative

初秋 co¹ cau¹ {chū qiū}

1. early autumn
2. 7th month of the lunar calendar

初始 co¹ ci² {chū shǐ}

1. initial
2. starting (point)

初次 co¹ ci³ {chū cì}

1. for the first time
2. first (meeting, attempt etc)

初設〔-设〕 co¹ cit³ {chū shè}

first founded

初潮 co¹ ciu⁴ {chū cháo}

menarche

初賽〔-赛〕 co¹ coi³ {chū sài}

1. preliminary contest
2. initial heats of a competition

初創〔-创〕 co¹ cong³ {chū chuàng}

1. startup (company, phase etc)
2. newly established
3. in the early stages

初衷 co¹ cung¹ {chū zhōng}

original intention or aspiration

初等 co¹ dang² {chū děng}

elementary (i.e. easy)

初冬 co¹ dung¹ {chū dōng}

early winter

初犯 co¹ faan⁶ {chū fàn}

1. first offender
2. first offense

初伏 co¹ fuk⁶ {chū fú}

middle ten days of July, the first of 三伏 sān fú, three hottest periods of the year

初更 co¹ gaang¹ {chū gēng}

first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)

初稿 co¹ gou² {chū gǎo}

first draft (of writing)

初估 co¹ gu² {chū gū}

to make a preliminary estimate

初夏 co¹ haa⁶ {chū xià}

early summer

初一 co¹ jat¹ {chū yī}

1. first day of lunar month
2. New Year's Day
3. first year in junior middle school

初夜 co¹ je⁶ {chū yè}

1. early evening
2. wedding night
3. (fig.) first sexual encounter

初二 co¹ ji⁶ {chū èr}

second year in junior middle school

初葉〔-叶〕 co¹ jip⁶ {chū yè}

1. early part (of a decade, century etc)
2. the first years

初級〔-级〕 co¹ kap¹ {chū jí}

1. junior
2. primary

初期 co¹ kei⁴ {chū qī}

1. initial stage
2. beginning period

初露 co¹ lou⁶ {chū lù}

first sign (of budding talent)

初戀〔-恋〕 co¹ lyun² {chū liàn}

first love

初文 co¹ man² {chū wén}

archaic (and simpler) form of a Chinese character

初年 co¹ nin⁴ {chū nián}

early years

初三 co¹ saam¹ {chū sān}

third year in junior middle school

初審〔-审〕 co¹ sam² {chū shěn}

preliminary trial

初生 co¹ sang¹ {chū shēng}

1. newborn
2. nascent
3. primary (biology)

初試〔-试〕 co¹ si³ {chū shì}

1. preliminary exam
2. qualifying exam
3. first try
4. preliminary testing

初升 co¹ sing¹ {chū shēng}

rising (sun, moon etc)

初聲〔-声〕 co¹ sing¹ {chū shēng}

initial (i.e. initial consonant of a syllable in Asian phonetics)

初小 co¹ siu² {chū xiǎo}

1. lower elementary school
2. abbr. for 初级小学

初選〔-选〕 co¹ syun² {chū xuǎn}

primary election (US)

初中 co¹ zung¹ {chū zhōng}

1. junior high school
2. abbr. for 初級中學

初不初 co¹ bat¹ co¹ {chū bù chū}

At the begining

初速度 co¹ cuk¹ dou⁶ {chū sù dù}

Initial Velocity/Speed

初級班〔-级-〕 co¹ kap¹ baan¹ {chū jí bān}

beginner course

初始化 co¹ ci² faa³ {chū shǐ huà}

1. (computing) to initialize
2. initialization

初學者〔-学-〕 co¹ hok⁶ ze² {chū xué zhě}

beginning student

初中生 co¹ zung¹ sang¹ {chū zhōng shēng}

junior high student

初發芙蓉〔-发--〕 co¹ faat³ fu⁴ jung⁴ {chū fā fú róng}

1. a refreshing piece of poetry 2. a naturally attractive female

初一流流 co¹ jat¹ lau⁴ lau⁴ {chū yī liú liú}

during good mood from festivities over first day of the new year

初嚟甫到 co¹ lai⁴ pou³ dou³ {chū lí fǔ dào}

as it is my first time or new arrival to

初戀情人〔-恋--〕 co¹ lyun² cing⁴ jan⁴ {chū liàn qíng rén}

first lover

初步設想〔--设-〕 co¹ bou⁶ cit³ soeng² {chū bù shè xiǎng}

tentative idea

初出茅廬〔---庐〕 co¹ ceot¹ maau⁴ lou⁴ {chū chū máo lú}

1. venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
2. young and inexperienced
3. novice
4. greenhorn

初創公司〔-创--〕 co¹ cong³ gung¹ si¹ {chū chuàng gōng sī}

1. new company
2. newly established enterprise

初等代數〔---数〕 co¹ dang² doi⁶ sou³ {chū děng dài shù}

elementary algebra

初等教育 co¹ dang² gaau³ juk⁶ {chū děng jiào yù}

1. primary education
2. junior school education

初級小學〔-级-学〕 co¹ kap¹ siu² hok⁶ {chū jí xiǎo xué}

1. lower elementary school
2. abbr. to 初小

初級中學〔-级-学〕 co¹ kap¹ zung¹ hok⁶ {chū jí zhōng xué}

1. junior high school
2. junior middle school

初來乍到〔-来--〕 co¹ loi⁴ zaa³ dou³ {chū lái zhà dào}

1. to be a newcomer
2. just off the boat

初露才華〔---华〕 co¹ lou⁶ coi⁴ waa⁴ {chū lù cái huá}

1. first sign of budding talent
2. to display one's ability for the first time

初露鋒芒〔--锋-〕 co¹ lou⁶ fung¹ mong⁴ {chū lù fēng máng}

1. first sign of budding talent
2. to display one's ability for the first time

初露頭角〔--头-〕 co¹ lou⁶ tau⁴ gok³ {chū lù tóu jiǎo}

1. lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
2. first sign of emerging talent
3. budding genius

初戀感覺〔-恋-觉〕 co¹ lyun² gam² gok³ {chū liàn gǎn jué}

feelings of first love

初試身手〔-试--〕 co¹ si³ san¹ sau² {chū shì shēn shǒu}

1. to have a try
2. to try one's hand
3. initial foray

初刻拍案驚奇〔----惊-〕 co¹ hak¹ paak³ on³ ging¹ kei⁴ {Chū kè Pāi àn Jīng qí}

Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初

初生之犢不畏虎〔---犊---〕 co¹ sang¹ zi¹ duk⁶ bat¹ wai³ fu² {chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ}

1. lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)
2. fig. the fearlessness of youth