In the beginning was the Word.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
太初
the absolute beginning
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
the absolute beginning
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 太初 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 太初 appears in 2 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 太初.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 太初.
Directly before
- No repeated neighbour in the corpus.
Directly after
- 太初有道2
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 太初
What does 太初 mean in Chinese?
太初 (tàichū) means the absolute beginning.
How do you pronounce 太初?
太初 is pronounced tàichū.
Is 太初 an HSK word?
太初 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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