往初

wǎngchū
  1. (literary) former times
  2. in olden days

CEDICT

literary

Entry Composition

=1 往 wǎng
  1. to go (in a direction)
  2. to
  3. towards
  4. (of a train) bound for
  5. past
  6. previous
=1 往 wǎng old variant of 往 wǎng
2 初 chū
  1. at first
  2. (at the) beginning
  3. first
  4. junior
  5. basic