chū
初度
beginning; birthday
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
birthday (literary usage); the time of one's birth
literaryA classical Chinese literary term for 'birthday', originally meaning 'the time of birth'. It is used in formal writing, poetic contexts, or classical references.
Tā他
jí即
jiāng将
yíng迎
lái来
sì四
shí十
chū初
dù度
。
He is about to reach his fortieth birthday.
Zhè这
shì是
tā他
wèi为
jì纪
niàn念
fù父
qīn亲
liù六
shí十
chū初
dù度
xiě写
de的
shī诗
。
This is a poem he wrote to commemorate his father's sixtieth birthday.
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Gǔ古
shí时
，
"
chū初
dù度
"
zhǐ指
rén人
de的
chū初
shēng生
zhī之
shí时
。
In ancient times, 'chū dù' referred to the time of a person's birth.