初步
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
初步 (chūbù) · initial
初步 (chūbù) means “initial; preliminary”. It is written with 2 characters: 初 (first (as in 初一)) + 步 (step). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 初步 is built
The characters
初 chū · first (as in 初一)
What 初 is made of
- 衤yī — clothing
- 刀dāo — knife
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Cutting 刀 the cloth 衤 is the first step in making clothes (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
步 bù · step
What 步 is made of
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- ⺊ — structural part
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 上shàng — above
Origin hint: Modern form of 歨; putting one foot 止 in front of the other (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们有了一个初步的计划。Wǒmen yǒu le yī gè chūbù de jìhuà.We have a preliminary plan.
这只是初步的想法。Zhè zhǐ shì chūbù de xiǎngfǎ.This is only an initial idea.
Questions about 初步
What does 初步 mean?
初步 (chūbù) means “initial; preliminary”.
How do you pronounce 初步?
初步 is pronounced chūbù.
Which HSK level is 初步?
初步 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 初级chūjíelementary
- 初中chūzhōngjunior high school
- 当初dāngchūat first
- 年初niánchūbeginning of the year
- 最初zuìchūat first
- 起初qǐchūat first
- 初chūfirst (as in 初一)
- 进步jìnbùto make progress
- 进一步jìnyībùfurther
- 跑步pǎobùto run
Learn 初步 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 6: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.