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初次

chū cì · chu ci

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. for the first time
  2. first (meeting, attempt etc)
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First time at the night market

  1. Leon

    你们(nǐmen)好(hǎo)！我们(wǒmen)是(shì)初次(chūcì)见面(jiànmiàn)。

    Hello! This is our first meeting.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)好(hǎo)！欢迎(huānyíng)来(lái)中国(zhōngguó)，这(zhè)是(shì)你(nǐ)初次(chūcì)来(lái)吗(ma)？

    Hello! Welcome to China. Is this your first time here?

  3. Leon

    对(duì)，初次(chūcì)来(lái)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)夜市(yèshì)的(de)小吃(xiǎochī)。

    Yes, first time. I want to eat night market snacks.

  4. Liangliang

    初次(chūcì)来(lái)夜市(yèshì)，先(xiān)试试(shìshì)烤肠(kǎocháng)，不(bù)太(tài)辣(là)。

    First time at the night market? Try the grilled sausage first. It's not too spicy.

  5. Leon

    好吃(hǎochī)！再(zài)来(lái)十(shí)根(gēn)！

    Delicious! Ten more!

  6. Dengdeng

    初次(chūcì)就(jiù)吃(chī)十(shí)根(gēn)？你(nǐ)的(de)肚子(dùzi)会(huì)吓一跳(xiàyītiào)的(de)。

    Ten on your first time? Your stomach will get a shock.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

初(chū)次(cì)穿(chuān)着(zhuó)前(qián)要(yào)先(xiān)清(qīng)洗(xǐ)。

Wash before first wearing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)初(chū)次(cì)见(jiàn)面(miàn)是(shì)在(zài)一(yí)个(gè)朋(péng)友(you)的(de)聚(jù)会(huì)上(shàng)。

We met for the first time at a friend's party.

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