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最初

zuì chū
HSK 4

English Meaning

first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally

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我是说那个最初级的 差不多
HSK 5 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Don't kid yourself, only the bottom tier earns what we earn.”

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好像工资是不是 也没比我们多多少

“And their salary isn't much higher than ours, right?”

“I mean for the most junior ones. Pretty much.”

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你说我们做促销员

“When we work as promoters,”

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最初是天多煤炭局 联系的我
HSK 5 00:01
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我上一篇报道

“My previous report”

“was initially coordinated by the Tianduo Coal Bureau.”

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他们希望 通过媒体暗访 打开口子

“They wanted to use an undercover media investigation to break the deadlock,”

《生命树》 · workplace
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我最初想当仵作的时候
HSK 5 00:01
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像

“It does.”

“When I first wanted to be a coroner,”

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衙门都不肯收

“Yamen wouldn't accept me.”

《御赐小仵作》 · historical_and_court
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