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English

1. at that time
2. originally
3. originally; at the beginning; initially; at that timeunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 一開始；之前unreviewed?

Examples

• 如果人當初冇發明到車，可能呢個世界會更美好。

  Maybe the world would have been better off if the car had never been invented.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 如果神當初唔係創造人，而係發現人，咁神呢個概念會有趣啲。

  The idea of God would be more interesting if instead of having created humans he had found them.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 我当初要是买音乐会的票就好了。

  I wish I had bought a ticket for the concert.

  Tatoeba · notabene CC BY

• 汤姆说我当初应该去找玛丽帮我。

  Tom said that I should've asked Mary for help.

  Tatoeba · _LoLa_ CC BY

• 要不是当初有内战，他们现在应该挺富裕了。

  If it had not been for civil war, they would be wealthy now.

  Tatoeba · yuiyu CC BY

• 要是你当初努力学习的话，就可以通过测试了。

  If you had studied harder, you would have passed the examination.

  Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

• unreviewed?

  個損毀比當初諗嘅嚴重。

  The damage was far more serious than I had initially thought.

• unreviewed?

  當初我好傻噉以為你係真愛。

  I was very silly that thought you are my true love at that time.