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年初 (nián chū): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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年初 (nián chū): Beginning of the year (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

年初 consists of 2 characters.

beginning, start, first

Example Sentences with 年初

gōng公

sī司

tōng通

cháng常

zài在

nián年

chū初

zhì制

dìng定

xīn新

de的

fā发

zhǎn展

jì计

huà划

。

The company usually formulates new development plans at the beginning of the year.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 年初.

Words with 年

去年qù niánHSK 2
年级nián jíHSK 3
年轻nián qīngHSK 3
年龄nián língHSK 4
中年zhōng nián
今年jīn nián
全年quán nián
前年qián nián

Words with 初

初级chū jíHSK 5
初一chū yī
初中chū zhōng
初期chū qī
初次chū cì
初步chū bù
初等chū děng
初衷chū zhōng