No. 3,267 in Chinese
原先
"Original" or "previously."
In a sentence
原先我住在北京，现在搬到了上海。
Originally, I lived in Beijing, but now I have moved to Shanghai.
The word '原先' is used at the beginning of the sentence to indicate an initial state or situation that has since changed.
这个项目原先需要两个月的时间完成，后来进行了修改。
This project initially required two months to complete, but later underwent modifications.
'原先' is used here to specify the original time requirement for the project before changes were made.
他们原先的计划是去旅行，但因天气原因取消了。
Their original plan was to travel, but it was canceled due to weather conditions.
In this sentence, '原先' highlights the prior intention or plan before it was altered.
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