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原先 yuánxiān

原先 yuánxiān Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 原先 yuánxiān .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yuánxiān | yuan2 xian1
English translation
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Traditional form

原先 yuánxiān

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí
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Etymology of 原先 yuánxiān

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yuán

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Depicts a spring ( quán ) originating ( yuán ) from a cliff ( hǎn ).

Phonetic compound

quán

Semantic compound

hǎn

Positional decomposition

厂泉

Number of Strokes

10
xiān

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts a person ( rén ) stepping forward ( zhǐ ) leading the way.

Positional decomposition

⿱⿰?土儿

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 原先 yuánxiān

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我们 wǒmen 原先 yuánxiān 同意 tóngyì jūn tān 费用 fèi yòng , dàn 后来 hòulái què kěn Qián .

We agreed to share the cost but later he wouldn't shell out.

原先 yuánxiān 答应 dāying Sān tiān ,结果 jiēguǒ 延长 Yáncháng dào liù 星期 xīngqī zhī jiǔ .

The promisedays strung out to 6 weeks.

zhè piān 文章 wénzhāng 原先 yuánxiān 发表 fābiǎo zài běn 杂志 zázhì shǎng .

It was originally published in the pages of a magazine.

要是 yàoshi 杰贝兹· Shǐ Dōng 原先 yuánxiān le dǎn 的话 de huà , 现在 xiànzài 便是 biàn shì 魂不附 le .

If Jabez Stone had been sick with terror before , he was blind with terror now.

这辆轿车 jiào chē 原先 yuánxiān de 车型 duǎn le yāo 40毫米 háomǐ

The car is some 40mm shorter than its predecessor.

原先 yuánxiān Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 原先 yuánxiān and their own compounds.

原先 yuánxiān Compounds

See all 53 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 原先 yuánxiān in their composition.

  • yuán
    • yuàn , yuán , yuán , yuán , yuán , yuán , , , , , , , , ,
  • xiān
    • zàn
      • zuān , zǎn , zàn , zàn , zuǎn , , , , zǎn , , , , , , , , zàn , , ,
    • xuǎn , xiàn , , xiān , xiǎn , shēn , shēn , xiǎn , xiǎn , shēn , xiǎn , , , , , ,
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