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初一

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chū yī

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Definitions

  1. 1. first day of lunar month
  2. 2. New Year's Day
  3. 3. first year in junior middle school

Words Containing 初一

正月初一
zhēng yuè chū yī

New Year's Day in the lunar calendar

躲得过初一,躲不过十五
duǒ de guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ

lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom)

躲过初一,躲不过十五
duǒ guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ

see 躲得過初一,躲不過十五|躲得过初一,躲不过十五[duǒ de guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ]

Child Words of 初一

一
yī

one

初
chū

at first

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