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Originally in Chinese: 原先 (yuán xiān)

yuán xiān

originally

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Definitions

  1. 1originally
  2. 2original
  3. 3former

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原
先

Zhuyin

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ㄩㄢˊ

yuán

ㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄒㄧㄢ

xiān

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 这里原先是一片农田。

    zhè lǐ yuán xiān shì yí piàn nóng tián。

    This place was originally a stretch of farmland.

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Related words

先

xiān

early

原

yuán

former

先生

xiān sheng

teacher

首先

shǒu xiān

first (of all)

原来

yuán lái

original

原谅

yuán liàng

to excuse

原因

yuán yīn

cause

事先

shì xiān

in advance

原料

yuán liào

raw material

原则

yuán zé

principle

祖先

zǔ xiān

ancestors

领先

lǐng xiān

to lead

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