原先

meaning for 原先 yuánxiān:

  • - originally
  • - original
  • - former
tā他
yuánxiān原先
zài在
xuéxiào学校
jiāoshū教书
，
hòulái后来
gǎiháng改行
dāng当
jìzhě记者
。

He started off as a schoolteacher, but later left the professions and became a journalist.