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TOPIK 3noun

최초

choecho

최초가 · 최초를

the first, the very beginning

Example

이곳은 이 도시에서 최초로 생긴 호텔이에요.

This is the first hotel ever built in this city.

Word parts

최 most초 beginning

Literally 'the most first'.

Good to know

최초 is formal and often used as 최초의 N or 최초로; in daily talk, use 처음.