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初步

chū bù

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

初步 (chū bù) means "initial, preliminary". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 初步 means

1. initial
2. preliminary
3. tentative

The characters in 初步

• 初chū(bound form) at first; initially; (bound form) first; early…
• 步bùa step; a pace; walk

Example sentences

• 9 月进行的初步体检显示，由于照料不当和围栏地面破损，导致大象的爪子开裂并过度生长，从而损伤了它的脚。
  An initial medical examination conducted in September showed the elephant’s nails had cracked and were overgrown due to improper care and an insufficient enclosure with flooring that damaged its feet.

Words starting with 初步

• 初步设想chū bù shè xiǎngtentative idea

Where 初步 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · chóu–chū (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read chū bù correctly.
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