Chinese

初期

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
early days; infancy; initial stages; prime
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 7

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  • characterChinese初 “initial; inceptive”
    • ideaChinese衣 “garment; clothes; clothing (Classifier: 件)”
    • ideaChinese刀 “knife; blade (Classifier: 把 m c g h j mb md w x; 張／张 c h; 叢／丛 mn; 支 mn mn-t)”
  • characterChinese期 “to arrange a time; to engage; to arrange to meet”
    • soundChinese其 “his; her; its; their”
    • meaningChinese日 “Sun”

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