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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 最初

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
最初 zuì chū - first
- primary
- initial
- original
- at first
- initially
- originally

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
5 4 4,136 4,095 4,329

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
最 zuì- most
- the most
- -est (superlative suffix)
最 zuì- variant of 最[zui4]
最 zuì- old variant of 最[zui4]
初 chū- at first
- (at the) beginning
- first
- junior
- basic

Other Words Containing 最初

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
最初 5 4 4,136 4,095 4,329