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最初
最初 in English: first; primary
zuì chū
first; primary
How to pronounce 最初
zuì chū (without tone marks: zui chu). zuì is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; chū is a first (high, level) tone.
Characters in 最初
最 zuì
(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
初 chū
at first; (at the) beginning; first
at first; (at the) beginning; first
Example sentences with 最初
| 事实证明最初的消息并不完整，谨慎让报社避免了严重错误。 | from The Newsroom at Midnight |
| 监控恰好中断，警方最初把嫌疑集中在最后离开的保安身上。 | from The Mystery of the Museum Theft |
Related words
| 最 | zuì | most; the most | HSK 2 |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | final; last | HSK 3 |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently; soon | HSK 3 |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | best; had better (do what we suggest) | HSK 4 |
| 初级 | chū jí | junior; primary | HSK 5 |
| 初步 | chū bù | initial; preliminary | HSK 6 |
| 当初 | dāng chū | at that time; originally | HSK 6 |
| 起初 | qǐ chū | originally; at first | HSK 6 |