初 chū
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chū
adverb
at first; at the beginning; initially
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: 初 is used in both Literary Chinese as Modern Chinese in this sense and is often used at the start of a sentence (CED '初' 1; Kroll 2015 '初' 1; NCCED '初' 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 11). -
chū
prefix
used to prefix numbers
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Especially the first several days of the month in the lunar calendar (NCCED '初' 4) -
chū
prefix
used as a prefix incidating the first time or part of something
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 初年 'early years' (CED '初' 2; Kroll 2015 '初' 2; NCCED '初' 2; Sun 2006, loc. 691) -
chū
adverb
just now
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '初' 3) -
chū
particle
thereupon
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '初' 4) -
chū
adverb
an intensifying adverb
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '初' 5) -
chū
adjective
rudimentary; elementary
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 初级 'elementary level' (CED '初' 4; NCCED '初' 6) -
chū
adjective
original
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CED '初' 5; NCCED '初' 3) -
chū
adjective
foremost, first; prathama
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: prathama, Japanese: sho, Tibetan: dang po (BCSD '初', p. 186; DJBT '差', p. 426; Mahāvyutpatti 'prathamam'; MW 'prathama'; SH '初', p. 251)
Contained in
- 不忘初心 全力以赴 Never Forget One’s Initial Aspirations; Always Give Your Best Effort
- 初分说经(初分說經) Chu Fenshuo Jing
- 法界次第初门(法界次第初門) Introduction to the Sequence of the Boundaries of the Dharma ; Fajie Cidi Chu Men
- 初心 the initial mind ; to make a vow to acheive supreme enlightenment; to act with bodhicitta
- 初机(初機) a beginner
- 早知今日,悔不当初(早知今日,悔不當初) It is too late to ever say, “If only I had known.”
- 佛说初分说经(佛說初分說經) Fo Shuo Chu Fenshuo Jing
- 宣说缘起初差别义(宣說緣起初差別義) describe and analyze dependent co-arising
- 阿初佛 Aksobhya ; Aksobhya
- 初地 the first ground
- 初期佛教 early Buddhism
- 不要忘记最初的发心(不要忘記最初的發心) Never forget your initial aspiration.
Also contained in
初级中学 、 最初 、 初始 、 开初 、 初刻拍案惊奇 、 初等代数 、 初祖 、 初露头角 、 初小 、 初一 、 凌蒙初 、 初叶 、 初吉 、 初恋感觉 、 旭日初升 、 初冬 、 初会遇 、 初等 、 初七 、 如初 、 本初子午线 、 初生之犊不畏虎 、 初期 、 太初历 、 正月初一 、 初版 、 初步设想 、 初夏 、 初估 、 初出茅庐 、 初更 、 初露才华 、 初审 、 月初 、 初秋 、 初时 、 初稿 、 初文 、 初学者
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 1545
- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 1132
- Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 949
- Scroll 5 Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Sou Xuan Fen Qi Tong Zhi Fang Gui 大方廣佛華嚴經搜玄分齊通智方軌 — count: 572
- Scroll 10 Wei Mo Jing Lue Shu Chui Yu Ji 維摩經略疏垂裕記 — count: 422
- Scroll 2 Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Sou Xuan Fen Qi Tong Zhi Fang Gui 大方廣佛華嚴經搜玄分齊通智方軌 — count: 367
- Scroll 4 Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Sou Xuan Fen Qi Tong Zhi Fang Gui 大方廣佛華嚴經搜玄分齊通智方軌 — count: 363
- Scroll 9 Wei Mo Jing Lue Shu Chui Yu Ji 維摩經略疏垂裕記 — count: 324
- Scroll 3 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 323
- Scroll 2 Wei Mo Jing Lue Shu Chui Yu Ji 維摩經略疏垂裕記 — count: 317