原先
原先 yuán xiān ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢ jyun4 sin1 HSK 5 高階級 · Level 4
- originally
- original
- former
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More words with these characters
原
先
- 事先 shì xiān ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ si6 sin1 in advance
- 优先優先 yōu xiān ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢ jau1 sin1 to have priority; to take precedence
- 先例 xiān lì ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ sin1 lai6 precedent
- 先前 xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sin1 cin4 before; previously
- 先天 xiān tiān ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ sin1 tin1 embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天[hou4 tian1])
- 先后先後 xiān hòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ sin1 hau6 early or late; first and last; priority
Idioms with these characters
- 略迹原情略跡原情 lüè jì yuán qíng ㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ loek6 zik1 jyun4 cing4 to overlook past faults (idiom); to forgive and forget
- 问鼎中原問鼎中原 wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ man6 ding2 zung1 jyun4 to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
- 物归原主物歸原主 wù guī yuán zhǔ ㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨˇ mat6 gwai1 jyun4 zyu2 (idiom) to return sth to its rightful owner
- 原封不动原封不動 yuán fēng bù dòng ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ jyun4 fung1 bat1 dung6 lit. the original seal has not been disturbed (idiom)
- 原来如此原來如此 yuán lái rú cǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇ jyun4 loi4 jyu4 ci2 (idiom) so that's how it is; I see
- 笨鸟先飞笨鳥先飛 bèn niǎo xiān fēi ㄅㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄟ ban6 niu5 sin1 fei1 lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
- 敢为人先敢為人先 gǎn wéi rén xiān ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ gam2 wai4 jan4 sin1 to dare to be first
- 捷足先登 jié zú xiān dēng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄥ zit3 zuk1 sin1 dang1 the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)
- 溘先朝露 kè xiān zhāo lù ㄎㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ hap6 sin1 ziu1 lou6 the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 身先朝露 shēn xiān zhāo lù ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ san1 sin1 ziu1 lou6 body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence