原先, yuánxiān
Meaning: formerly, originally
HSK 6 word
Example
他原先是一名老师。
Tā yuánxiān shì yì míng lǎoshī.
He used to be a teacher.
More HSK 6 words
- 一向yíxiàngalways, all along
- 一贯yíguànconsistent, always
- 一时yìshía short while, for the moment, momentarily
- 原本yuánběnoriginally, at first
- 眼看yǎnkànsoon, in a moment, to watch helplessly
- 接连jiēliánin a row, one after another
- 赶忙gǎnmánghurriedly, quickly
- 率先shuàixiānto be the first to, to take the lead
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