first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally

(bound form) at first; initially; (bound form) first; early; (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chu1 san1] "the third"

originally; at first; at the outset

beginning of the year

as before; as ever

start of month; early in the month

to bury the hatchet; to become reconciled

initial; original; originally; at first

the absolute beginning

(literary) beginning of the year

at the outset; at first; early

(literary) former times; in olden days

the early Ming (i.e. from second half of 14th century)

Ling Mengchu (1580–1644), Ming dynasty short story writer and playwright

progression from elementary school to junior high (abbr. for 小學生升入初中生|小学生升入初中生[xiao3 xue2 sheng1 sheng1 ru4 chu1 zhong1 sheng1])

beginning of an age; beginning of a decade

Zhang Jingchu (1980-), PRC actress

intact; untouched; as good as before

to regret one's past deeds (idiom)

late Qing and early Republican China

see 早知今日何必當初|早知今日何必当初[zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1]

if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom); to regret vainly one's past behavior