Meaning of dāng chū:
dāng chū
当初
Adverb
at that time; originally
Tā hòuhuǐ méiyǒu zài dāngchū jiēshòu nàgè gōngzuò.
他后悔没有在当初接受那个工作。
He regrets not accepting that job at that time.
Wǒmen cónglái méiyǒu xiǎngguò wǒmen huì bǐ dāngchū gèng xìngfú.
我们从来没有想过我们会比当初更幸福。
We never thought we would be happier than we were originally.