初
Meanings
1. (bound form) at first; initially
2. (bound form) first; early
3. (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 (chūsān) "the third"
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本
Many improvements have been made since this century began.
他们
They arrived in Osaka at the beginning of May.
她
She recovered from her long illness.
明代
In the Ming Dynasty (early 15th century) the centre of Beijing was the Forbidden City.
当局
The authorities disclosed little useful information about the spread of COVID-19 at the beginning of the outbreak.