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初步

chūbù

preliminary; first-step

A person stepping onto the first stone
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Characters in this word

初 chū

Strokes
7
Radical
刀 — knife
Made of
衤 cloth 刀 knife
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

步 bù

Strokes
7
Radical
止 — to stop, to halt
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我有初步想法。 Wǒ yǒu chūbù xiǎngfǎ. I have a preliminary idea.
  • 这是初步计划。 Zhè shì chūbù jìhuà. This is a preliminary plan.
  • 初步结果来了。 Chūbù jiéguǒ lái le. The preliminary results are here.

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