# 原先 (yuánxiān): originally | HSK 6 Vocabulary | HSKReady

Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-6/yuanxian-5223
Language: en
Content ID: hsk-6-5223
HSK levels: 6
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:45:59.868Z
Scope: approved public sample; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app.

Learn 原先 (yuánxiān), HSK 6: originally; at first; former. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 原先

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yuánxiān

originally; at first; former

HSK 6

## Pronunciation

yuánxiān

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## Example sentence

我原先以为他会来，结果他没出现。

Wǒ yuánxiān yǐwéi tā huì lái, jiéguǒ tā méi chūxiàn.

I originally thought he would come, but he didn't show up.

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