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Definition(s) for: 初心

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
初心 chū xīn - (one's) original intention, aspiration etc
- (Buddhism) "beginner's mind" (i.e. having an attitude of openness when studying a subject just as a beginner in that subject would)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - - 86,748

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
初 chū- at first
- (at the) beginning
- first
- junior
- basic
心 xīn- heart
- mind
- intention
- center
- core
- CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]

Other Words Containing 初心

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo