原先(yuán xiān)

HSK 62 characters

originally

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 原先 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 这所学校原先很小。

    zhè suǒ xué xiào yuán xiān hěn xiǎo

    The school was originally quite small.

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