原先

yuánxiān

adverb HSK 6 #7,627

Meanings

HSK 3

他原先住在北京，后来搬到了上海。

Tā yuánxiān zhù zài Běijīng, hòulái bān dào le Shànghǎi.

He originally lived in Beijing, then moved to Shanghai.

HSK 4

原先的计划已经改变了。

Yuánxiān de jìhuà yǐjīng gǎibiàn le.

The original plan has already changed.

HSK 6

原先这里是一片农田。

Yuánxiān zhèlǐ shì yípiàn nóngtián.

Originally this was farmland.

usage

原先 (originally, more colloquial) ≈ 原来 (originally/as it turns out) ≈ 本来 (originally/supposed to). Subtle differences in nuance.

原 yuán

先 xiān