当初 當初
当初 當初 dāng chū ㄉㄤ ㄔㄨ dong1 co1 HSK 3 高階級 · Level 4
- at that time
- originally
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More words with these characters
当 當
- 上当 上當 shàng dàng ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄤˋ soeng5 dong3 taken in (by sb's deceit)
- 不当 不當 bù dàng ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄤˋ bat1 dong3 unsuitable; improper; inappropriate
- 充当 充當 chōng dāng ㄔㄨㄥ ㄉㄤ cung1 dong1 to serve as
- 妥当 妥當 tuǒ dang ㄊㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄉㄤ to5 dong3 appropriate
- 得当 得當 dé dàng ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄤˋ dak1 dong3 appropriate
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- 恰当 恰當 qià dàng ㄑㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄤˋ hap1 dong3 appropriate
- 应当 應當 yīng dāng ㄧㄥ ㄉㄤ jing1 dong1 should; ought to
- 担当 擔當 dān dāng ㄉㄢ ㄉㄤ daam1 dong1 to take upon oneself
- 正当 正當 zhèng dāng ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄤ zing3 dong3 timely
- 每当 每當 měi dāng ㄇㄟˇ ㄉㄤ mui5 dong1 whenever; every time
- 当下 當下 dāng xià ㄉㄤ ㄒㄧㄚˋ dong1 haa6 immediately
- 当中 當中 dāng zhōng ㄉㄤ ㄓㄨㄥ dong1 zung1 among
- 当今 當今 dāng jīn ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄣ dong1 gam1 the present time
- 当代 當代 dāng dài ㄉㄤ ㄉㄞˋ dong1 doi6 the present age
- 当作 當作 dàng zuò ㄉㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ dong3 zok3 to treat as
- 当做 當做 dàng zuò ㄉㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ dong3 zou6 to treat as
- 当兵 當兵 dāng bīng ㄉㄤ ㄅㄧㄥ dong1 bing1 to serve in the army
- 当前 當前 dāng qián ㄉㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ dong1 cin4 the present time
- 当即 當即 dāng jí ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧˊ dong1 zik1 at once
- 当地 當地 dāng dì ㄉㄤ ㄉㄧˋ dong1 dei6 local
初
- 初中 chū zhōng ㄔㄨ ㄓㄨㄥ co1 zung1 junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)
- 初期 chū qī ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧ co1 kei4 initial stage
- 初次 chū cì ㄔㄨ ㄘˋ co1 ci3 for the first time
- 初步 chū bù ㄔㄨ ㄅㄨˋ co1 bou6 initial
- 初等 chū děng ㄔㄨ ㄉㄥˇ co1 dang2 elementary (i.e. easy)
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- 初级 初級 chū jí ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧˊ co1 kap1 junior
- 初衷 chū zhōng ㄔㄨ ㄓㄨㄥ co1 cung1 original intention
- 年初 nián chū ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨ nin4 co1 beginning of the year
- 最初 zuì chū ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄨ zeoi3 co1 first
- 月初 yuè chū ㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄨ jyut6 co1 start of month
- 起初 qǐ chū ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨ hei2 co1 originally; at first; at the outset
- 初一 chū yī ㄔㄨ ㄧ co1 jat1 first year in junior middle school
- 初三 chū sān ㄔㄨ ㄙㄢ co1 saam1 third year in junior middle school
- 初二 chū èr ㄔㄨ ㄦˋ co1 ji6 second year in junior middle school
- 初伏 chū fú ㄔㄨ ㄈㄨˊ co1 fuk6 the first of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏), which typically begins in mid-July and lasts 10 days
- 初估 chū gū ㄔㄨ ㄍㄨ co1 gu2 to make a preliminary estimate
- 初冬 chū dōng ㄔㄨ ㄉㄨㄥ co1 dung1 early winter
- 初创 初創 chū chuàng ㄔㄨ ㄔㄨㄤˋ co1 cong3 startup (company, phase etc); newly established
- 初升 chū shēng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ co1 sing1 rising (sun, moon etc)
- 初夏 chū xià ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄚˋ co1 haa6 early summer
Idioms with these characters
- 安步当车 安步當車 ān bù dàng chē ㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄤˋ ㄔㄜ on1 bou6 dong3 ce1 to go on foot (idiom)
- 悲歌当哭 悲歌當哭 bēi gē dàng kū ㄅㄟ ㄍㄜ ㄉㄤˋ ㄎㄨ bei1 go1 dong3 huk1 to sing instead of weep (idiom)
- 豺狼当道 豺狼當道 chái láng dāng dào ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄉㄤ ㄉㄠˋ caai4 long4 dong1 dou6 ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power
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- 豺狼当路 豺狼當路 chái láng dāng lù ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄉㄤ ㄌㄨˋ caai4 long4 dong1 lou6 ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power
- 豺狼当涂 豺狼當塗 chái láng dāng tú ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄉㄤ ㄊㄨˊ caai4 long4 dong1 tou4 ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power
- 大敌当前 大敵當前 dà dí dāng qián ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄉㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ daai6 dik6 dong1 cin4 (idiom) to be faced with a formidable enemy
- 大而无当 大而無當 dà ér wú dàng ㄉㄚˋ ㄦˊ ㄨˊ ㄉㄤˋ daai6 ji4 mou4 dong3 grandiose but impractical (idiom)
- 当断不断 當斷不斷 dāng duàn bù duàn ㄉㄤ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ dong1 tyun5 bat1 tyun5 (idiom) to waver when decisiveness is needed
- 当家作主 當家作主 dāng jiā zuò zhǔ ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨˇ dong1 gaa1 zok3 zyu2 to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)
- 当机立断 當機立斷 dāng jī lì duàn ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ dong1 gei1 laap6 dyun6 to make prompt decisions (idiom)
- 初出茅庐 初出茅廬 chū chū máo lú ㄔㄨ ㄔㄨ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ co1 ceot1 maau4 lou4 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
- 初露头角 初露頭角 chū lù tóu jiǎo ㄔㄨ ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ co1 lou6 tau4 gok3 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
- 悔不当初 悔不當初 huǐ bù dāng chū ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄤ ㄔㄨ fui3 bat1 dong1 co1 to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 当初 當初 要是 买 買 音乐会 音樂會 的 票 就 好 了 。
I wish I had bought a ticket for the concert.
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汤姆 湯姆 说 說 我 当初 當初 应该 應該 去 找 玛丽 瑪麗 帮 幫 我 。
Tom said that I should've asked Mary for help.
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要不是 当初 當初 有 内战 內戰 ， 他们 他們 现在 現在 应该 應該 挺 富裕 了 。
If it had not been for civil war, they would be wealthy now.
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