一回生，二回熟 yī huí shēng , èr huí shú lit. at first raw, later ripe (idiom) / unfamiliar at first but you get used to it / strangers at first meeting, but soon friends / awkward at first but becoming skillful later / an acquired taste 十·一 shiyi first of October / PRC National day / same as 國慶|国庆[guo2 qing4] 首次 shǒu cì first / first time / for the first time syn 元年 yuán nián first year of an emperor's reign / first year of an era / first year of a significant time period 捷足先登 jié zú xiān dēng the quick-footed climb up first (idiom) / the early bird catches the worm / first come, first served syn 初露头角 初露頭角 chū lù tóu jiǎo lit. to first show one's horns (idiom) / fig. a first show of emerging talent / first sign of emerging talent / budding genius 第一例 dì yī lì first case / first instance / first time (sth is done) 正朔 zhēng shuò first day of the first lunar month / (old) calendar promulgated by the first emperor of a dynasty 十月 shí yuè October / tenth month (of the lunar year) syn 国庆节 國慶節 guó qìng jié PRC National Day (October 1st) 十月份 shí yuè fèn October 十月革命 shí yuè gé mìng October Revolution 寒露 hán lù Hanlu or Cold Dew, 17th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd October syn 秋分 qiū fēn Qiufen or Autumn Equinox, 16th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd September-7th October 霜降 shuāng jiàng Shuangjiang or Frost Descends, 18th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd October-6th November syn 双十节 雙十節 shuāng shí jié Double Tenth, the anniversary of the Wuchang Uprising 武昌起義|武昌起义[Wu3 chang1 Qi3 yi4] of October 10th, 1911 / (Tw) National Day 酉 yǒu 10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster / ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west) 戌 xū 11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog / ancient Chinese compass point: 300° 武昌起义 武昌起義 wǔ chāng qǐ yì Wuchang Uprising of October 10th, 1911, which led to Sun Yat-sen's Xinhai Revolution and the fall of the Qing dynasty 猎杀红色十月号 獵殺紅色十月號 liè shā hóng sè shí yuè hào "The Hunt for Red October", a novel by Tom Clancy 华北事变 華北事變 huá běi shì biàn North China Incident of October-December 1935, a Japanese attempt to set up a puppet government in north China 赎罪日战争 贖罪日戰爭 shú zuì rì zhàn zhēng the Yom Kippur war of October 1973 between Israel and her Arab neighbors 2007年10月3日共同声明 2007年10月3日共同聲明 Joint Statement of 3 October 2007 / Second-Phase Actions for the Implementation of the September 2005 Joint Statement 落实共同声明第二阶段行动 Joint Statement of 3 October 2007 / Second-Phase Actions for the Implementation of the September 2005 Joint Statement 十月零售物价调查 十月零售物價調查 October Inquiry on Retail Prices 文山线 文山線 wén shān xiàn Taipei Metro Wenshan Line (known as the Muzha Line 木柵線|木栅线[Mu4 zha4 xian4] prior to October 8, 2009) 双节 雙節 shuāng jié combined Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day (occurring when the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋節|中秋节[Zhong1 qiu1 jie2] falls on October 1st, as in 1982, 2001 and 2020) / binodal / two-section 一次 yī cì first / first time / once / (math.) linear (of degree one) 首先 shǒu xiān first (of all) / in the first place syn 最初 zuì chū first / primary / initial / original / at first / initially / originally syn 首选 首選 shǒu xuǎn first choice / premium / to come first in the imperial examinations 第一时间 第一時間 dì yī shí jiān in the first moments (of sth happening) / immediately (after an event) / first thing 首发 首發 shǒu fā first issue / first public showing 初次 chū cì for the first time / first (meeting, attempt etc) syn 初一 chū yī first day of lunar month / New Year's Day / first year in junior middle school syn 先到 xiān dào first arrival / first return 一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn / at first light / first thing in the morning syn 第一眼 dì yī yǎn at first glance / at first sight 首例 shǒu lì first case / first instance 晨曦 chén xī first rays of morning sun / first glimmer of dawn syn 头道 頭道 tóu dào first time / first (round, course, coat of paint etc) 在先 zài xiān to come first / previous / prior / beforehand / first / formerly syn 破天荒 pò tiān huāng unprecedented / for the first time / never before / first ever syn 争先 爭先 zhēng xiān to compete to be first / to contest first place syn 首季 shǒu jì first season / first quarter 首演 shǒu yǎn maiden stage role / first performance / first public showing 头一回 頭一回 tóu yī huí the first time / for the first time syn 草拟 草擬 cǎo nǐ first draft / to draw up (a first version) syn 大副 dà fù first mate / first officer (of a ship) 初露锋芒 初露鋒芒 chū lù fēng máng first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time 先 xiān beforehand / first / earlier / at first / originally / for the time being / for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) syn 秦代 qín dài Qin dynasty (221-207 BC), founded by the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], the first dynasty to rule the whole of China 初犯 chū fàn first offender / first offense 初 chū at first / (at the) beginning / first / junior / basic syn 甲 jiǎ first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75° syn 先来后到 先來後到 xiān lái hòu dào in order of arrival / first come, first served syn 第一次 dì yī cì the first time / first / number one 一次生，两次熟 一次生，兩次熟 yī cì shēng , liǎng cì shú unfamiliar at first but you get used to it / strangers are first meeting, but soon friends / an acquired taste 尽先 儘先 jǐn xiān in the first instance / as a first priority syn 先不先 xiān bù xiān (dialect) first of all / in the first place 先到先得 xiān dào xiān dé first come first served 初露才华 初露才華 chū lù cái huá first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time 后进先出 後進先出 hòu jìn xiān chū to come late and leave first / last in, first out (LIFO) 猛一看 měng yī kàn at first glance / first impression 首办 首辦 shǒu bàn first organized / to run sth for the first time 初至 chū zhì first arrival / first return 一线运输 一線運輸 yī xiàn yùn shū first-line transportation / first-line transport 一线运输工具 一線運輸工具 yī xiàn yùn shū gōng jù first-line transportation / first-line transport 一线药物 一線藥物 first-line drug / first-tier drug 不首先使用核武器 non first use of nuclear weapons / non first use 一线库存 一線庫存 first-line stocks / first-line holdings / basic scale stocks / basic load 基本库存 基本庫存 first-line stocks / first-line holdings / basic scale stocks / basic load 第一庇护国 第一庇護國 first asylum country / country of first asylum 头香 頭香 tóu xiāng the first stick of incense placed in the censer (believed to bring good luck esp. during festivities) / (slang) (Tw) the first reply to a blog post etc 开红盘 開紅盤 kāi hóng pán (of a store) to open for business for the first time in the New Year / (of a business) to be profitable / (of a stock market) to rise / (sport) to win one's first match of a competition 先进先出 先進先出 xiān jìn xiān chū (computing, inventory management etc) first in, first out 先走一步 xiān zǒu yī bù to leave first (courteous expression used to excuse oneself) / (euphemism) to predecease / to die first (e.g. before one's spouse) 先来后到 先來後到 xiān lái - hòu dào (idiom) in order of arrival / first come, first served syn 首页 首頁 shǒu yè home page (of a website) / title page / front page / first page / fig. beginning / cover letter 第一 dì yī first / number one / primary syn 原来 原來 yuán lái original / former / originally / formerly / at first / so, actually, as it turns out syn 一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) 本来 本來 běn lái original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of course syn 一级 一級 yī jí first class / category A 先后 先後 xiān hòu early or late / first and last / priority / in succession / one after another syn 原始 yuán shǐ first / original / primitive / original (document etc) syn 沙发 沙發 shā fā sofa (loanword) / CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1] / (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post 顶级 頂級 dǐng jí top-notch / first-rate syn 入学 入學 rù xué to enter a school or college / to go to school for the first time as a child 发起 發起 fā qǐ to originate / to initiate / to launch (an attack, an initiative etc) / to start / to propose sth (for the first time) syn 优良 優良 yōu liáng fine / good / first-rate syn 上半年 shàng bàn nián first half (of a year) 首届 首屆 shǒu jiè first session (of a conference etc) syn 一月 yī yuè January / first month (of the lunar year) syn 处女 處女 chǔ nǚ virgin / maiden / maiden (voyage etc) / virgin (land) / (a novelist's) first (work) syn 第一步 dì yī bù step one / first step 见识 見識 jiàn shi to gain first-hand knowledge of sth / to experience for oneself / knowledge / experience / insight syn 直辖市 直轄市 zhí xiá shì municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision / province level city / also called directly governed city 