初步
chū bù
Pinyin

Definition

初步
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chū bù
  1. initial
  2. preliminary
  3. tentative

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

初
chū
  1. 1 at first
  2. 2 (at the) beginning
  3. 3 first
  4. 4 junior
  5. 5 basic
初一
chū yī
  1. 1 first day of lunar month
  2. 2 New Year's Day
  3. 3 first year in junior middle school
步
Bù
  1. 1 surname Bu
当初
dāng chū
  1. 1 at that time
  2. 2 originally
初三
chū sān
  1. 1 third year in junior middle school
初中
chū zhōng
  1. 1 junior high school
  2. 2 abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chū jí zhōng xué]
初二
chū èr
  1. 1 2nd year in junior middle school
  2. 2 2nd day of a lunar month
  3. 3 2nd day of lunar New Year
初出茅庐
chū chū máo lú
  1. 1 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
  2. 2 young and inexperienced
  3. 3 novice
  4. 4 greenhorn
初恋
chū liàn
  1. 1 first love
初期
chū qī
  1. 1 initial stage
  2. 2 beginning period
初步
chū bù
  1. 1 initial
  2. 2 preliminary
  3. 3 tentative
初级
chū jí
  1. 1 junior
  2. 2 primary
初衷
chū zhōng
  1. 1 original intention
同步
tóng bù
  1. 1 synchronous
  2. 2 to synchronize
  3. 3 to keep step with
地步
dì bù
  1. 1 stage
  2. 2 degree (to which a situation has evolved)
  3. 3 situation
  4. 4 leeway
如初
rú chū
  1. 1 as before
  2. 2 as ever
年初
nián chū
  1. 1 beginning of the year
徒步
tú bù
  1. 1 to be on foot
散步
sàn bù
  1. 1 to take a walk
  2. 2 to go for a walk
最初
zuì chū
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 primary
  3. 3 initial
  4. 4 original
  5. 5 at first
  6. 6 initially
  7. 7 originally

Idioms (20)

一步一个脚印
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn
  1. 1 one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
  2. 2 reliable
一步登天
yī bù dēng tiān
  1. 1 reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
  1. 1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
  2. 2 the pot calls the kettle black
亦步亦趋
yì bù yì qū
  1. 1 to blindly follow suit (idiom)
  2. 2 to imitate slavishly
  3. 3 to do what everyone else is doing
初出茅庐
chū chū máo lú
  1. 1 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
  2. 2 young and inexperienced
  3. 3 novice
  4. 4 greenhorn
初生之犊不畏虎
chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ
  1. 1 lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the fearlessness of youth
初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the young are fearless
初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
  2. 2 first sign of emerging talent
  3. 3 budding genius
安步当车
ān bù dàng chē
  1. 1 to go on foot (idiom)
  2. 2 to do things at a leisurely pace
寸步不让
cùn bù bù ràng
  1. 1 (idiom) not to yield an inch
寸步不离
cùn bù bù lí
  1. 1 to follow sb closely (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep close to
寸步难行
cùn bù nán xíng
  1. 1 unable to move a single step (idiom)
  2. 2 to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
悔不当初
huǐ bù dāng chū
  1. 1 to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
情窦初开
qíng dòu chū kāi
  1. 1 first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)
故步自封
gù bù zì fēng
  1. 1 stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
  2. 2 stagnating and conservative
早知今日何必当初
zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū
  1. 1 if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)
  2. 2 to regret vainly one's past behavior
昂首阔步
áng shǒu kuò bù
  1. 1 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
  2. 2 to strut
步履维艰
bù lu:3 wéi jiān
  1. 1 to have difficulty walking (idiom)
  2. 2 to walk with difficulty
步斗踏罡
bù dǒu tà gāng
  1. 1 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
步罡踏斗
bù gāng tà dǒu
  1. 1 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)

Sample Sentences

初步估计是昨晚十点到十二点这段时间。
chūbù gūjì shì zuówǎn shí diǎn dào shí èr diǎn zhè duàn shíjiān 。
The initial estimate puts the window at yesterday night between 10 and 12.
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大家的想法都很好，那么接下来由小刘具体负责。下周一前，拿出一个初步方案，我们再来讨论。
dàjiā de xiǎngfǎ dōu hěn hǎo ，nàme jiēxiàlái yóu XiǎoLiú jùtǐ fùzé 。xià zhōuyī qián ，náchū yī gè chūbù fāng\'àn ，wǒmen zài lái tǎolùn 。
Everybody's ideas are great. Then next it's up to Xiao Liu to be responsible for the specifics. Before next Monday, bring out some preliminary plans and we will talk it over again.
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初步打算做一本小资，时尚，小清新，符合80后、90后口味的杂志。动漫，文学，加时尚。
chūbù dǎsuàn zuò yī běn xiǎozī ，shíshàng ，xiǎoqīngxīn ，fúhé bālíng hòu 、jiǔlíng hòu kǒuwèi de zázhì 。dòngmàn ，wénxué ，jiā shíshàng 。
The initial plan is to make a magazine that's yuppie-ish, fashionable and hip, and that appeals to the tastes of people born in the 80s and 90s. Comics, literature, plus fashion.
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初步定在上海市吧。
chūbù dìng zài Shànghǎi shì ba 。
For now the plan is to establish ourselves in Shanghai.
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您好，胡总，我姓黄，这是我的名片。这次贵公司的新产品推广活动由我来负责。我们已经根据提供的资料做了一个初步的策划方案。这是计划书，您看一下。
nínhǎo ，Húzǒng ，wǒ xìng Huáng ，zhè shì wǒ de míngpiàn 。zhècì guì gōngsī de xīn chǎnpǐn tuīguǎng huódòng yóu wǒ lái fùzé 。wǒmen yǐjīng gēnjù tígōng de zīliào zuò le yī gè chūbù de cèhuà fāng\'àn 。zhè shì jìhuà shū ，nín kàn yīxià 。
Hello, President Hu. My surname is Huang, here's my business card. I'm in charge of this promotional event for your new product. We've already compiled an initial plan according to our available resources. Here's the proposal; please take a look.
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彭总，您委托我们公司做的房车消费者调查已经结束。今天，我会分享初步成果。
Péng zǒng ，nín wěituō wǒmen gōngsī zuò de fángchē xiāofèizhě diàochá yǐjīng jiéshù 。jīntiān ，wǒ huì fēnxiǎng chūbù chéngguǒ 。
President Peng, the market research you commissioned our company to complete is finished. Today I will share the initial results with you.
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5到6周的时候做超声波初步检查，12周的时候第一次正式产检。
wǔ dào liù zhōu de shíhou zuò chāoshēngbō chūbù jiǎnchá ，shí èr zhōu de shíhou dìyīcì zhèngshì chǎnjiǎn 。
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谁说的！先说国防方面，证明我们已经初步具有太空防卫战的能力，以后就能突破敌人的导弹防御系统。经济方面更不用说了，航天��济带动了几乎所有的传统产业链！
shéi shuō de ！xiān shuō guófáng fāngmiàn ，zhèngmíng wǒmen yǐjīng chūbù jùyǒu tàikōng fángwèi zhàn de nénglì ，yǐhòu jiù néng tūpò dírén de dǎodàn fángyù xìtǒng 。jīngjì fāngmiàn gèng bùyòng shuō le ，hángtiān jīngjì dàidòng le jīhū suǒyǒu de chuántǒng chǎnyèliàn ！
Says who? First let's talk about the national defense aspects. It proves that we already have started acquiring space warfare defense capability. In the future we'll be able to break through our enemies' guided missile defense systems. The economic side is even more obvious. It seems like the aeronautics economy has stimulated all the traditional production chains.
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