原先

yuán xiān

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Adverb

原先 (yuán xiān) is a Chinese word meaning “originally”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. originally
  2. original
  3. former

Stroke order

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Example

原先的計畫改變了。

The original plan was changed.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).