初学 (chū xué) — to begin learning; to be a novice at

Definition

Examples

• 我初学书法，每天练习一个小时。
  Wǒ chū xué shū fǎ, měi tiān liàn xí yí gè xiǎo shí.
  I'm beginning to learn calligraphy and practice for an hour every day.
• 她初学日语，已经能看懂简单的文章了。
  Tā chū xué rì yǔ, yǐ jīng néng kàn dǒng jiǎn dān de wén zhāng le.
  She's just started learning Japanese and can already read simple articles.
• 刚开始初学的时候，不要着急。
  Gāng kāi shǐ chū xué de shí hou, bú yào zháo jí.
  Don't be impatient when you're just beginning to learn.