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原先 (yuán xiān) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

原先 (yuán xiān) is a Chinese word: originally. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 原先

名 míng noun

originally

原先这里是一片农田。

yuán xiān zhè lǐ shì yī piàn nóng tián

Originally this was farmland.

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Word breakdown

原 yuán — original, former

先 xiān — first, earlier, before

Structure & writing
1 原 yuán — original; initial
原 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

1.2 泉 quán — spring water
泉 is a component in 1 characters

Stroke order

2 先 xiān — before; preceding (opposite of 'after')
先 is a component in 4 characters

先 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order