原
yuán
HSK level: HSK 5
Meaning
former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
Other reading: Yuán
surname Yuan; (Japanese surname) Hara
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Characters
Examples
她搭上了去原宿的巴士。
tā dā shàng le qù yuán sù de bā shì。
She got on a bus for Harajuku.
Words with this character
原因 yuán yīn cause原来 yuán lái original原则 yuán zé principle原谅 yuán liàng to excuse原本 yuán běn originally原始 yuán shǐ first原告 yuán gào complainant原料 yuán liào raw material原理 yuán lǐ principle原先 yuán xiān originally原地 yuán dì the original place草原 cǎo yuán grassland还原 huán yuán to restore to the original state平原 píng yuán field原有 yuán yǒu original原型 yuán xíng model高原 gāo yuán plateau复原 fù yuán to restore to former condition原材料 yuán cái liào raw and semifinished materials原装 yuán zhuāng genuine原汁原味 yuán zhī yuán wèi original原创 yuán chuàng to create原处 yuán chù original spot