当初

dāng chū

at the beginning; originally

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当

初

ENat the beginning; originally

中最初的时候

日当初

한당초

当初我就不应该答应你。

dāng chū wǒ jiù bù yīng gāi dā yìng nǐ.

I shouldn't have agreed to you in the first place.

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What does 当初 mean in Chinese?+

当初 (dāng chū) means "at the beginning; originally" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 当初?+

当初 is pronounced "dāng chū" in standard Mandarin Chinese.

What HSK level is 当初?+

当初 is an HSK 6 vocabulary word.

What characters make up 当初?+

当初 is composed of the characters: 当, 初.