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Definition(s) for: 初步

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
初步 chū bù - initial
- preliminary
- tentative

List Ranking for: 初步

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

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 6 7,158 2,290 9,164

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
初 chū- at first
- (at the) beginning
- first
- junior
- basic
步 bù- surname Bu
步 bù- a step
- a pace
- walk
- march
- stages in a process
- situation

Other Words Containing 初步

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
初步 6 6 7,158 2,290 9,164