当初 (dāngchū) means Initially. Below are 5 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
当初 要是听他的就好了。
Dāngchū yàoshi tīng tā de jiù hǎo le.
If only we had listened to him at the time.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 当初
这条街和 当初 完全不一样了。
Zhè tiáo jiē hé dāngchū wánquán bù yíyàng le.
This street is completely different from how it was back then.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 当初
他履行了 当初 的诺言。
Tā lǚxíng le dāngchū de nuòyán.
He carried out the promise he made at the outset.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 履行
他的想法 当初 被人讥笑过。
Tā de xiǎngfǎ dāngchū bèi rén jīxiào guo.
His idea was once laughed at.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 讥笑
这样做违背了 当初 的承诺。
Zhèyàng zuò wéibèi le dāngchū de chéngnuò.
Doing this goes against the original promise.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 违背
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How is 当初 used in a sentence?
This page shows 5 sentences using 当初 (dāngchū, "Initially"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 当初 an HSK word?
Yes — 当初 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 当初?
The dictionary page for 当初 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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