| 8822 HSK | Big5 | Gb | Pin | Eng | Deu |
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 ☊A | 最初 + | 最初* * | zui4chu1 |  first/ initial |  anfänglich +
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| ☊B | 初 + | 初* * | chu1 | the first day of the lunar month | 1. zu Beginn, am Anfang, früh 2. der, die, das Erste 3.erst, gerade, eben 4. original, ursprünglich 5 elementar, grundlegend, primär +
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| ☊B | 初步 + | 初步* * | chu1bu4 | initial/ preliminary | einleitend +
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| ☊B | 初級 + | 初级* * | chu1ji2 | elementary/ primary | Elementar-, Grund-, Beginner- +
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| ☊C | 起初 + | 起初* * | qi3chu1 | at first/ in the beginning/ originally | am Anfang, zu Beginn +
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| ☊C | 初期 + | 初期* * | chu1qi1 | beginning period/ early days/ initial stage | Ausgangsperiode, Anfangsstadium, erste Tage +
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| ☊C | 初中 + | 初中* * | chu1zhong1 | junior middle school/ junior high school | Mittlere Juniorschule +
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| ☊C | 當初 + | 当初* * | dang1chu1 | in the beginning/ at that time/ originally | ursprünglich, damals +
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