[名]
(开始的部分) at the beginning of; in the early part of
early in August; in early August
八月初
at the beginning of the year
年初
(姓氏) a surname
Chu Wei
初卫
[形]
(第一个) first (in order)
first snow
初雪
first battle
初战
(等级最低的) elementary; rudimentary
elementary course
初级班
(原来的; 原来的情况) original
one's original intention
初愿
become reconciled
和好如初
[副]
(第一次; 刚开始) for the first time
just out of the oven
初出炉
begin to take shape
初具规模
sky has just cleared
初晴
with the first symptoms of a cold
感冒初起