最初(zuì chū)

HSK 52 characters

first

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 最初 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 你对北京的最初印象如何?

    nǐ duì běi jīng de zuì chū yìn xiàng rú hé

    What were your first impressions of Beijing?

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