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当初
當初
dāngchū
1. at that time
2. originally
HSK 6

Character Breakdown

当
dāng
appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
HSK 3 6 丶
初
chū
beginning, initial, primary
HSK 5 7 丶

Compound Words (3)

悔不当初
huǐbùdāngchū
to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
既有今日何必当初
jìyǒujīnrìhébìdāngchū
see [[早知今日何必當初|早知今日何必当初<zǎozhījīnrìhébìdāngchū>]]
早知今日何必当初
zǎozhījīnrìhébìdāngchū
if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)

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