initial; first step; preliminary (adj.)
HSK 6
Traditional
初步 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
我们已经完成了对问题的初步调查。 wǒ men yǐ jīng wán chéng le duì wèn tí de chū bù diào chá. - We have completed the preliminary investigation of the issue.
这只是一个初步计划，还需要进一步细化。 zhè zhǐ shì yī gè chū bù jì huà, hái xū yào jìn yī bù xì huà. - This is just a preliminary plan; it still needs further refinement.
他们已经达成了初步协议。 tā men yǐ jīng dá chéng le chū bù xié yì. - They have reached a preliminary agreement.
这是我们的初步反应，我们需要进一步的研究。 zhè shì wǒ men de chū bù fǎn yìng, wǒ men xū yào jìn yī bù de yán jiū. - This is our initial response; we need further study.
这项工作正在进行初步评估阶段。 zhè xiàng gōng zuò zhèng zài jìn xíng chū bù píng gū jiē duàn. - This work is in the preliminary assessment stage.
Characters
步 bù - step; stage, situation; (lit.) to step |
初 chū - first (in order), primary |