初稿 (chū gǎo): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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初稿
初稿 (chū gǎo): First draft (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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初 • chū • beginning, start, first • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
chū
初
beginning, start, first
稿 • gǎo • draft, manuscript, straw
gǎo
稿
draft, manuscript, straw
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 初稿.
Words with
初
初中
chū zhōng
junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)
初期
chū qī
initial stage
初级
chū jí
elementary; primary; initial
年初
nián chū
beginning of the year
最初
zuì chū
initial; first; prime
初步
chū bù
initial; first step; preliminary
初等
chū děng
elementary (i.e. easy)
当初
dāng chū
at the beginning; originally; in the first place
Words with
稿
稿件
gǎo jiàn
manuscript; contribution
稿子
gǎo zi
draft of a document
投稿
tóu gǎo
Submit (an article) / Contribute
原稿
yuán gǎo
original manuscript
手稿
shǒu gǎo
manuscript
草稿
cǎo gǎo
draft
撰稿人
zhuàn gǎo rén
writer, contributor
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Example Sentences with 初稿
Wǒ
我
míng
明
tiān
天
yào
要
jiāo
交
lùn
论
wén
文
chū
初
gǎo
稿
。
I need to submit the first draft of my paper tomorrow.
Chū
初
gǎo
稿
wán
完
chéng
成
hòu
后
，
hái
还
xū
需
yào
要
duō
多
cì
次
xiū
修
gǎi
改
。
After the first draft is done, it still needs multiple revisions.
