最初
zuìchū
at first
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
Example phrases
- 最初我不懂。 Zuìchū wǒ bù dǒng. At first, I did not understand.
- 最初很难。 Zuìchū hěn nán. At first, it is very hard.
- 最初他没来。 Zuìchū tā méi lái. At first, he did not come.