xiān shi
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  • conj.fmlbefore; former; before this/that/then; originally

    • tā xiān shi chéng rèn hòu yòu fǎn huǐ

      先是承认反悔

      She admitted it at first, but later she went back on his word.

    • xiān shi wǒ men jiāo le yī nián shū

      先是我们

      Before that, we worked as a teacher for a year.