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年初

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

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年初 consists of 2 characters.

beginning, start, first

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Pinyinnián chū

Meaningbeginning of the year

Characters2

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Word年初

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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.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 年初.

Words with 年

今年jīn niánHSK 1
明年míng niánHSK 1
去年qù niánHSK 2
过年guò niánHSK 2
前年qián niánHSK 3
后年hòu niánHSK 3
年级nián jíHSK 3
年轻nián qīngHSK 3

Words with 初

初中chū zhōngHSK 3
初期chū qīHSK 5
初级chū jíHSK 5
最初zuì chūHSK 5
初步chū bùHSK 6
初等chū děngHSK 6
当初dāng chūHSK 6
起初

qǐ chū

HSK 6