初次

chūcì

adverb HSK 7-9 #8,740

Meanings

1 for the first time
2 initial

Characters

first; initial; beginning

time; occurrence

Examples

初次见面，请多关照。

Chūcì jiànmiàn, qǐng duō guānzhào.

It's our first meeting, please look after me.

她初次来到中国，对一切都很好奇。

Tā chūcì láidào Zhōngguó, duì yīqiè dōu hěn hàoqí.

It was her first time in China, and she was curious about everything.

Tips

usage

初次 is more formal than 第一次. It's commonly used in written language and polite expressions like 初次见面 (nice to meet you for the first time).

Stroke Order

初 chū

次 cì