No. 142 in Chinese
初
"初" means "beginning" or "initial."
In a sentence
我们在25岁的时候初次见面。
We met for the first time when we were 25.
Here, '初次' means 'for the first time' and is used to denote an initial occurrence of an event.
这是我初学中文时用过的书。
This is the book I used when I first started learning Chinese.
In this example, '初学' means to 'start learning' and focuses on the initial stage of the learning process.
村子在初春时特别美丽。
The village is particularly beautiful during early spring.
'初春' means 'early spring,' describing the beginning period of the spring season.
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