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初叶

/ chūyè /
Strokes

Definition

early part (of a decade, century etc)/the first years

Example

As a Noun

early years of a historical period

1
Sòngcháo
宋朝
chū

in the early years of the Song Dynasty

2
20
20
shì
世纪
chū
初叶

early in the 20th century; in the early 20th century