Nouninitial; first; prime

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Character Breakdown

最初 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 最初 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 最初 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verbwith设计
zuì
chū
shè
neutral
original design
Preposition + Nounwith
zài
zuì
chū
neutral
at the beginning
Adjective + Noun
zuì
chū
jiē
duàn
neutral
initial stage
zuì
chū
de
xiǎng
neutral
initial idea

Example Sentences with 最初

zuì
huān
de
shuǐ
guǒ
zuì
chū
shì
píng
guǒ
My favorite fruit was originally an apple.
zuì
chū
duì
zhè
ge
chí
bǎo
liú
tài
dàn
zuì
zhōng
hái
shì
tóng
le
He was initially reserved about this proposal, but ultimately agreed.
zuì
chū
shì
zěn
me
xiǎng
dào
yào
chuàng
bàn
zhè
jiā
gōng
de
ne
How did you initially come up with the idea to found this company?
zuì
chū
xué
zhōng
wén
shí
jué
de
hěn
nán
When he first started learning Chinese, he found it very difficult.
zuì
chū
bìng
kàn
hǎo
zhè
ge
xiàng
shì
shí
zhèng
míng
cuò
le
I did not think highly of this project initially, but the facts proved me wrong.
zuì
chū
de
shè
fāng
àn
suī
rán
xīn
yǐng
dàn
shí
shī
lái
chéng
běn
tài
gāo
Although the initial design plan was innovative, it was too costly to implement.
zhè
ge
huà
zuì
chū
shì
wèi
le
bāng
zhù
hái
zi
men
dàn
xiàn
zài
zhī
chí
chéng
nián
rén
This plan was initially designed to help children, but now it also supports adults.
men
zuì
chū
yuē
hǎo
sān
diǎn
jiàn
miàn
dàn
lín
shí
yǒu
shì
lái
liǎo
We initially agreed to meet at three o'clock, but he couldn't make it due to an unexpected matter.