当初

yào zhī dào dāng chū tā shì shí fēn tóng yì de

要知道当初他是十分同意的。

You know that he agreed right from the very beginning.

tā dāng chū jiù bù tóng yì zhè zhǒng zuò fǎ

她当初就不同意这种做法。

From the very beginning, she was opposed to such practice.

tā dāng chū jiù bù gāi jiē shòu nà fèn gōng zuò

他当初就不该接受那份工作。

He should never have taken that job in the first place.

dāng chū nà lǐ shì yī piàn fèi xū

当初那里是一片废墟。

In the past, the place was a heap of ruins.

dāng chū jì huà zài zhè gài yī zuò dà lóu

当初计划在这盖一座大楼。

It was originally planned to put up a big building here.