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初一

Mandarin · pinyin chū yī

first year in junior middle school
first day of a lunar month

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初: chū · beginning, initial, primary
一: yī · one; a, an; alone

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1–1 · chu1 yi1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

co1 jat1

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noun · Etymology 1

first day of a lunar month — (specifically) first day of the Chinese New Year
first day of a lunar month — (by extension) first day of a month in the Gregorian calendar

noun · Etymology 2

(chiefly Mainland China, Taiwan) first year in junior middle school; seventh grade

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