This is the 3267th most frequent Chinese word.
原先
"Original" or "previously."
The word '原先' is used at the beginning of the sentence to indicate an initial state or situation that has since changed.
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.
'原先' is used here to specify the original time requirement for the project before changes were made.
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.
In this sentence, '原先' highlights the prior intention or plan before it was altered.