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初次 (chū cì): For the first time (adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

初次 consists of 2 characters.
chū
初
beginning, start, first
cì
次
time

Example Sentences with 初次

chū初
cì次
jiàn见
miàn面
shí时
，
tā他
bīn彬
bīn彬
yǒu有
lǐ礼
de的
tài态
dù度
gěi给
wǒ我
liú留
xià下
le了
bù不
cuò错
de的
yìn印
xiàng象
。
His polite attitude left a favorable impression on me when we first met.
chū初
cì次
jiàn见
miàn面
，
qǐng请
wèn问
guì贵
xìng姓
tā他
bìng并
wèi未
yīn因
chū初
cì次
chuàng创
yè业
shī失
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nǐ你
rú如
hé何
xíng形
róng容
chū初
cì次
？
Nice to meet you for the first time. May I ask your surname?
bài
败
ér而
qì气
něi馁
。
He was not discouraged by the failure of his first entrepreneurial venture.
jiàn见
dào到
jí极
guāng光
shí时
de的
xīn心
qíng情
？
How would you describe your feelings when you first saw the aurora?
nǐ你
shì是
fǒu否
yǐ已
jīng经
yí遗
wàng忘
le了
wǒ我
men们
chū初
cì次
jiàn见
miàn面
de的
qíng情
jǐng景
？
Have you already forgotten the scene of our first meeting?
tā他
bèn笨
zhuō拙
de的
shè社
jiāo交
jì技
qiǎo巧
ràng让
chū初
cì次
jiàn见
miàn面
biàn变
de得
gān尴
gà尬
。
His clumsy social skills made the first meeting awkward.
nǐ你
shì是
fǒu否
jì记
de得
wǒ我
men们
chū初
cì次
xiāng相
yù遇
de的
zhōu周
nián年
shì是
nǎ哪
yì一
tiān天
？
Do you remember which day is the anniversary of our first meeting?
chū初
cì次
huì会
miàn面
，
tā他
gěi给
wǒ我
de的
guān观
gǎn感
shì是
jì既
zhuān专
yè业
yòu又
qiān谦
xùn逊
。
During our first meeting, my impression of him was both professional and humble.
chū初
cì次
jiē接
chù触
rú如
cǐ此
shēn深
ào奥
de的
lǐ理
lùn论
，
wǒ我
men们
bù不
miǎn免
gǎn感
dào到
kùn困
huò惑
。
When first encountering such profound theories, we inevitably feel perplexed.
nǐ你
jué觉
de得
shén什
me么
yàng样
de的
kāi开
chǎng场
bái白
néng能
huǎn缓
jiě解
chū初
cì次
jiàn见
miàn面
de的
gān尴
gà尬
？
What kind of opening remarks do you think can ease the awkwardness of a first meeting?

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 初次.

Words with 初
  • 初级chū jíHSK 5
  • 初一chū yī
  • 初中chū zhōng
  • 初期chū qī
  • 初步chū bù
  • 初等chū děng
  • 初衷chū zhōng
  • 年初nián chū
Words with 次
  • 其次qí cìHSK 4
  • 次要cì yàoHSK 5
  • 上次shàng cì
  • 下次xià cì
  • 人次rén cì
  • 依次yī cì
  • 再次zài cì
  • 名次míng cì