原始

yuán shǐ

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Adjective Common

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Definitions

1. first
2. original
3. primitive
4. original (document etc)

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 古老 gǔ lǎo 古老 gǔ lǎo ancient 形容古老、最初的状态: ancient
• 起初 qǐ chū 起初 qǐ chū originally 强调时间上的最初: originally
• 原生 yuán shēng 原生 yuán shēng original 指未改变的天然状态: original

Usage notes

Common mistakes

不要将“原始”与“原来”混淆。“原来”侧重此前的状态，而“原始”指最古老的或最初的、未开发的。

Formality

在正式文件中“原始数据”比“最初的数据”更书面化。

Example Sentences

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这些是 原始 森林。

These are primeval forests.

Tatoeba是開放 原始 碼軟體。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 808636)

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Words Containing 原始

• 原始林 原始林 yuán shǐ lín: primary forest
• 原始码 原始码 yuán shǐ mǎ: source code (computing) (Tw, HK)
• 原始社会 原始社会 yuán shǐ shè huì: primitive society
• 摩登原始人 摩登原始人 mó dēng yuán shǐ rén: The Flintstones (TV Series)

Child Words of 原始

• 原 原 yuán: former
• 始 始 shǐ: to begin