初初 [－－]

Jyutping co1 co1
Pinyin chū chū

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. in the very beginning
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    一開始
    at the beginning; at first
    • 我哋初初搬入嚟嗰陣，呢度都冇地鐵嘅。
      我哋初初搬入嚟𠮶阵，呢度都冇地铁嘅。
      ngo5 dei6 co1 co1 bun1 jap6 lai4 go2 zan6, ni1 dou6 dou1 mou5 dei6 tit3 ge2.
      When we just moved in, there was no MTR here.
    • 佢初初好緊張，後尾先開始同人熟絡。
      佢初初好紧张，后尾先开始同人熟络。
      keoi5 co1 co1 hou2 gan2 zoeng1, hau6 mei1 sin1 hoi1 ci2 tung4 jan4 suk6 lok6.
      He was nervous at first. He only started to know everyone after a while.
  2. 近義詞
    最初
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv, Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien
    at first; initially; in the beginning; originally; at the outset
    (syn.) 上頭仔, 原來, 旧底, 就跟儿, 当初, 就跟兒, 本則來, 劈頭, 原本, 本來, 一開始, 起始, 起初, 劈头, 始初, 原本榻里, 本来, 本底子, 一插手兒, 先頭, 寝头, 开先, 原初, 頭仔, 一插手儿, 寢頭, 本然, 头起先, 本则来, 原本榻裡, 本底, 原先, 本成, 頭頭, 自本, 原来, 當初時, 起頭, 最初, 上头仔, 先头, 一开始, 乍出猛兒, 当初时, 開先, 早先, 起首, 乍出猛儿, 當初, 起手, 原底, 起头, 开初, 原旦, 头仔, 頭起先, 本生, 舊底, 先前, 開初, 在本, 起先
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 起初
  2. 最初
  3. 早先
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    程先生而家系法兰西学术院嘅院士，但系佢初初嚟到法国嘅时候一句法文都唔识讲。
    程先生而家係法蘭西學術院嘅院士，但係佢初初嚟到法國嘅時候一句法文都唔識講。
    cing4 sin1 sang1 ji4 gaa1 hai6 faat3 laan4 sai1 hok6 seot6 jyun2 ge3 jyun2 si6 ， daan6 hai6 keoi5 co1 co1 lai4 dou3 faat3 gwok3 ge3 si4 hau6 jat1 geoi3 faat3 man4 dou1 m4 sik1 gong2 。
    • Mr Cheng, who is now a member of the Académie, didn't speak a word of French when he first arrived in France.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋初初搬入嚟𠮶阵，呢度都冇地铁嘅。
    我哋初初搬入嚟嗰陣，呢度都冇地鐵嘅。
    ngo5 dei6 co1 co1 bun1 jap6 lai4 go2 zan6, ni1 dou6 dou1 mou5 dei6 tit3 ge2.
    • When we just moved in, there was no MTR here.
  2. Cantonese
    佢初初好紧张，后尾先开始同人熟络。
    佢初初好緊張，後尾先開始同人熟絡。
    keoi5 co1 co1 hou2 gan2 zoeng1, hau6 mei1 sin1 hoi1 ci2 tung4 jan4 suk6 lok6.
    • He was nervous at first. He only started to know everyone after a while.
  3. Cantonese
    我初初以为佢乜都唔识，点知原来佢扮猪食老虎嘅。
    我初初以為佢乜都唔識，點知原來佢扮豬食老虎嘅。
    ngo5 co1 co1 ji5 wai4 keoi5 mat1 dou1 m4 sik1, dim2 zi1 jyun4 loi4 keoi5 baan6 zyu1 sik6 lou5 fu2 ge2.
    • I initially thought he knew nothing, but it turns out that he was just playing dumb.
  4. Cantonese
    佢初初学炒股就有斩获，偏偏贪胜不知输，走去玩期指输到破产。
    佢初初學炒股就有斬獲，偏偏貪勝不知輸，走去玩期指輸到破產。
    keoi5 co1 co1 hok6 caau2 gu2 zau6 jau5 zaam2 wok6, pin1 pin1 taam1 sing3 bat1 zi1 syu1, zau2 heoi3 waan2 kei4 zi2 syu1 dou3 po3 caan2.
    • He gained a profit from his first trial on stock market. But then he ignored risks, turned to invest index futures and suffered a great loss that made him bankrupt.
  5. Cantonese
    只 game 初初好易玩，之后难度就几何级数咁上。
    隻 game 初初好易玩，之後難度就幾何級數咁上。
    zek3 gem1 co1 co1 hou2 ji6 waan2, zi1 hau6 naan4 dou6 zau6 gei2 ho4 kap1 sou3 gam2 soeng5.
    • This game is easy at the beginning, but its difficulty grows exponentially later on.