粵

初co1時si4

simp初时
co1 si4chū shí

English

  1. in the very beginning
  2. at first; originally; in the beginning

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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