想当初 (xiǎng dāng) — to recall the past; to think back to
Definition
An adverbial phrase meaning 'thinking back to the beginning' or 'as it was back then', used to contrast the past with the present, often with nostalgia or regret.
verb
to recall the pastto think back to
Examples
- 想当初，。xiǎng dāng, Wǒ nián qīng de shí hou kě cóng lái bù zhī dào lèi.Back when I was young, I never knew what it was like to be tired.
- 想当初。Tā zǒng ài gēn wǒ men shuō xiǎng dāng tā shì zěn me chuàng yè de.He always loves to tell us about how he started his business back then.
- 想当初，。xiǎng dāng, Zhè lǐ hái shì yí piàn huāng dì.Back then, this place was still a barren wilderness.
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