当初

Traditional: 當初

dāng chū

Dictionary entry

at that time

What does 当初 mean?

当初 (dāng chū) has the following dictionary meaning.

1at that time

2originally

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当dāng(onom.) dong · ding dong (bell)初chū(bound form) at first; initially · (bound form) first; early

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当初

dāng chū

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