Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 初级
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
class (group of students); grade (in school)
初中chūzhōngjunior high school (abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2])
年级niánjígrade; year (in school, college etc); CL:個|个[ge4]
超级chāojísuper-; ultra-; hyper-
初chūat first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic
初期chūqīinitial stage; beginning period