initial; first; prime (n.)
HSK 5
Traditional
最初 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
这是我们最初的计划。 zhè shì wǒ men zuì chū de jì huà. - This is our initial plan.
他最初不相信自己能成功。 tā zuì chū bù xiāng xìn zì jǐ néng chéng gōng. - He didn't believe in himself at first.
最初的几天很重要。 zuì chū de jǐ tiān hěn zhòng yào. - The first few days are crucial.
我们最初的设想是完全不同的。 wǒ men zuì chū de shè xiǎng shì wán quán bù tóng de. - Our initial idea was completely different.
他们最初是朋友，后来成了生意伙伴。 tā men zuì chū shì péng you, hòu lái chéng le shēng yì huǒ bàn. - They were initially friends and later became business partners.
Characters
最 zuì - most | HSK 2
初 chū - first (in order), primary |