meaning for 当初 dāngchū:

  • - at that time
  • - originally

xiànzài现在
hòuhuǐ后悔
dāngchū当初
méiyǒu没有
hǎohǎo好好
xuéxí学习
hànyǔ汉语

I regret not studying Chinese properly back then.


dāngchū当初
hěn
yóuyù犹豫
shìfǒu是否
yào
mǎi
zhège这个
qiánbāo钱包

At first, I was hesitant whether to buy this wallet or not.


dāngchū当初
xuǎnzé选择
dàxué大学
fǎlǜ法律
yīnwèi因为
duì
fǎlǜ法律
gǎnxìngqù感兴趣

I chose to study law at university at first because I was interested in it.


dāngchū当初
xuéxí学习
hànyǔ汉语
de
mùdì目的
shì
wèile为了
nénggòu能够
gènghǎo更好
de
jiāoliú交流

My purpose for learning Chinese at the beginning was to be able to communicate better.


dāngchū当初
de
gōngsī公司
xūyào需要
jìnxíng进行
zhòngdà重大
tiáozhěng调整
dàjiā大家
dōu
hěn
dānxīn担心

At first, my company needed to make major adjustments, and everyone was very worried.