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原始 Pronunciation and Pinyin

原始 Usage and Examples

original

primitive

pristine

raw

当时,医学仍是原始的准科学。

At the time, medicine was still a primitive quasi-science.

对原始数据进行了分析。

Analyses were conducted on the raw data.

The characters in 原始

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
原
yuán10original, primary, plain
始
shǐ8to begin or start

More words starting with 原

  • yuán原shàng上on the plain, on the prairie
  • yuán原yǐ以wéi为Originally thought, Used to think
  • yuán原jiàn件original, original document
  • yuán原wèi位in situ, original position
  • yuán原zhù住hù户original resident, former resident
  • yuán原zhù住mín民Indigenous people, Native people
  • yuán原zuò作original work, original author
  • yuán原zuò作de的Original, Authentic
  • yuán原xiān先originally, formerly
  • yuán原gōng公sī司former company, previous company
  • yuán原diǎn典original text, source text
  • yuán原zé则principle, doctrine

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Questions about 原始

What does 原始 mean in Chinese?

原始 (yuán shǐ) means “original, primitive, pristine, raw”.

How do you pronounce 原始?

原始 is pronounced yuán shǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “original” in Chinese?

“original” is 原始 (yuán shǐ) in Chinese.

How is 原始 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 原始, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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