初時
simp初时co1 si4chū shí
English
- in the very beginning
- at first; originally; in the beginning
粵語 — Cantonese
- 啱啱開始嗰陣;最初嘅時候
Examples
我初時唔係好想做嗰份工㗎咋,不過冇得揀就唯有做住先啦。
At first I didn't want to take that job, but then I had no choice and I had to take it for that moment.
呢啲研究結果初時震撼咗法證科學,令法證科學界重新思考證人證供係咪信得過。
Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk