HSK 6 vocabulary › 原先
原先
原先 in English: originally; original
yuán xiān
originally; original
How to pronounce 原先
yuán xiān (without tone marks: yuan xian). yuán is a second (rising) tone; xiān is a first (high, level) tone.
Characters in 原先
原 yuán
former; original; primary
former; original; primary
先 xiān
beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
Related words
| 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher; gentleman | HSK 1 |
| 先 | xiān | early; prior | HSK 3 |
| 原来 | yuán lái | original; former | HSK 4 |
| 原谅 | yuán liàng | to excuse; to forgive | HSK 4 |
| 原因 | yuán yīn | cause; origin | HSK 4 |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first (of all); in the first place | HSK 4 |
| 原料 | yuán liào | raw material | HSK 5 |
| 原则 | yuán zé | principle; doctrine | HSK 5 |
| 事先 | shì xiān | in advance; before the event | HSK 5 |
| 还原 | huán yuán | to restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event) | HSK 6 |