Word: 初 (chū) 初 dictionary entry chū at first; first; (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chu1 san1] "the third" Full dictionary entry for 初 Example sentences using 初 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 他初来时不会说中文。 Tā chū lái shí búhuì shuō Zhōngwén. When he first came, he couldn't speak Chinese. 我初到北京时，什么都不懂。 Wǒ chū dào Běijīng shí, shénme dōu bù dǒng. When I first arrived in Beijing, I didn't understand anything.