初來 [－来]

Jyutping co1 lai4
Pinyin chū lái

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to just arrive; to have come recently
    (syn.) 新来, 新來
  2. adj, attributive, literary
    original
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我起初来自中国。
    我起初來自中國。
    wǒ qǐ chū lái zì zhōng guó 。
    • I'm originally from China.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    新妇初来时，小姑始扶床；今日被驱遣，小姑如我长。
    新婦初來時，小姑始扶牀；今日被驅遣，小姑如我長。
    xīn fù chū lái shí ， xiǎo gū shǐ fú chuáng ； jīn rì bèi qū qiǎn ， xiǎo gū rú wǒ cháng ．
    • When I was a newcome bride, my husband's little sister just began to lean on the bed. Today when I'm banished, my husband's little sister is as tall as I.