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原先

yuánxiān
adverb HSK 5 #7,627

Meanings

  1. 1 originally
  2. 2 formerly
  3. 3 at first

Examples

原先这里是一片农田。
Yuánxiān zhèlǐ shì yī piàn nóngtián.
Originally this was farmland.
原先的计划已经改变了。
Yuánxiān de jìhuà yǐjīng gǎibiàn le.
The original plan has already changed.
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.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

原 yuán
先 xiān