原先 (yuán xiān) — (noun) the original state, condition, or plan; the former time
Definition
原先 is a noun for 'the original / former state or plan' — it only names the earlier condition, unlike 原来 which also works as an adverb ('originally, at first') and an exclamation ('so…!').
noun
the original stateconditionor planthe former time
Examples
- 原先，。Àn zhào yuán xiān, wǒ men míng tiān chū fā.According to the original plan, we leave tomorrow.
- 原先，。Tā bù tóng yì yuán xiān, tí chū le xīn fāng àn.He disagreed with the original and proposed a new plan.
- 原先。yuán xiān Yǐ jīng bèi dà jiā jiē shòu le.The original has been accepted by everyone.
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