HSK 6 HSK V3
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当初

/ dāngchū / 
Strokes

Definition

at that time/originally

Example

As a Noun
beginning; outset; time when something happened
1
Zǎozhījīnrì
早知今日
  
,
hébìdāngchū
何必当初
  
。

If I had known it would come to this, I would have acted otherwise.

2
Wǒ
我
dāngchū
当初
jiù
就
bù
不
tóngyì
同意
zhèzhǒng
这种
zuòfǎ
做法
  
。

From the very beginning/outset, I was opposed to such practice.

3
Dāngchū
当初
zhèlǐ
这里
shì
是
yī
一
gè
个
xiǎo
小
yúcūn
渔村
  
。

It used to be a small fishing village.