yuán xiān
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  • 1

    n.original; former

    • tā yuán xiān de tóu zī yǐ jīng zēng jiā dào liǎng bèi

      原先投资已经增加

      His original investment has increased twofold.

    • wǒ men tóng yì jiàng dī wǒ men yuán xiān de yāo qiú

      我们同意降低我们原先要求

      We agreed to moderate our original demands.

    • wǒ men zài zhè lǐ tíng liú de shí jiān jiāng chāo chū yuán xiān de ān pái

      我们这里停留时间超出原先安排

      We'll be stopping here for longer than scheduled.

  • 2

    adv.originally; formerly; at first

    • wǒ yuán xiān hái bù zhī dào

      原先知道

      I didn't know at first.

    • tā yuán xiān shēn tǐ fēi cháng hǎo

      原先身体非常

      He used to be very fit.

    • yuán xiān wǒ rèn wéi yīng yǔ nán xué

      原先认为英语

      I found English difficult at first.

Chinese words with pinyin yuan xian