Common Meanings
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yuán原
Original; primary; initial (e.g., original version, raw material, original plaintiff).
这种产品的生产需要优质的原材料。
The production of this product requires high-quality raw materials.
original; initial; former state or appearance
请把这些文件放回原样。
Please put these documents back in their original state.
To forgive, to pardon, to show understanding or leniency.
请原谅我迟到了。
Please forgive me for being late.
a wide and flat area; plain, open country
辽阔的平原上，牛羊成群。
On the vast plain, cattle and sheep graze in herds.
Refers to a loess tableland or a flat-topped hill, synonymous with '塬'.
这片广阔的土地，在古代被称为高高的原。
This vast expanse of land was referred to as a high plateau in ancient times.