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当初 dāngchū

当初 dāngchū Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 当初 dāngchū .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dāngchū | dang1 chu1
English translation
at that time
originally

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Traditional form

當初

Part of speech

Time word / 时间词 Shíjiān cí
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Etymology of 当初 dāngchū

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dāng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Tián represents the meaning and Shàng represents the sound. The contribution of the Tián (field) component to the meaning is unclear. The simplified character dāng was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character dāng .

Positional decomposition

⺌彐

Number of Strokes

6
chū

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts cutting out fabric () with a knife ( Dāo ), the first step in making clothes.

Positional decomposition

衤刀

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 当初 dāngchū

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可是 kěshì , 当初 dāngchū 无心 wú xīn 插柳 què 造成 zàochéng 今日 jīn rì shù 不成 bù chéng Yīn .

Now, they wish they had paid more attention to that all - important matter.

zǎo zhī 如此 rú cǐ , 当初 dāngchū 不合 bù hé jiào .

Had we foreseen that, we would not have let him go.

当初 dāngchū 录用 lù yòng shí , 就是 jiù shì bèi 别人 biéren xuǎn 剩下 shèng xià lái de .

When they chose him, they scraped the bottom of the barrel.

Huán 不如 bùrú 当初 dāngchū xiàng 黑人 hēi rén 那样 nà yàng 学会 xué huì 犁田 zhāi 棉花 miánhua ne .

Better that I'd learned to plow or chop cotton like a darky.

zhēn 惊讶 jīngyà 他们 tā men 当初 dāngchū 竟然 jìngrán yǒu liǎn wèn

I'm amazed they had the cheek to ask in the first place.

当初 dāngchū Decomposition

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当初 dāngchū Compounds

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