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CHINESE WORD

yuán xiān

原先

initially

HSK 5
Numbered pinyin
yuan2 xian1
English meanings
ab initio, at_first, initially, at the start, in_the_beginning, at first, originally

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yuánxiān原先de的jìhuà计划。

    The original plan.

  2. 02

    yuánxiān原先de的yàngzi样子。

    How it was before.

  3. 03

    yuánxiān原先rúcǐ如此。

    As before.

  4. 04

    huídào回到yuánxiān原先。

    Back to before.

  5. 05

    yuánxiān原先bùzhī不知dào道。

    Didn't know before.

  6. 06

    yuánxiān原先de的xiǎngfa想法。

    The earlier idea.

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