原始
yuán shǐ
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

原
Yuán
  1. 1 Hara (Japanese surname)
原来
yuán lái
  1. 1 original
  2. 2 former
  3. 3 originally
  4. 4 formerly
  5. 5 at first
  6. 6 so, actually, as it turns out
原因
yuán yīn
  1. 1 cause
  2. 2 origin
  3. 3 root cause
  4. 4 reason
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
原文
yuán wén
  1. 1 original text
原谅
yuán liàng
  1. 1 to excuse
  2. 2 to forgive
  3. 3 to pardon
开始
kāi shǐ
  1. 1 to begin
  2. 2 beginning
  3. 3 to start
  4. 4 initial
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
中原
Zhōng yuán
  1. 1 Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
伊始
yī shǐ
  1. 1 outset
  2. 2 beginning
创始人
chuàng shǐ rén
  1. 1 creator
  2. 2 founder
  3. 3 initiator
原则
yuán zé
  1. 1 principle
  2. 2 doctrine
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
原创
yuán chuàng
  1. 1 originality
  2. 2 creativity
  3. 3 innovation
原味
yuán wèi
  1. 1 authentic taste
  2. 2 plain cooked
  3. 3 natural flavor (without spices and seasonings)
原地
yuán dì
  1. 1 (in) the original place
  2. 2 the place where one currently is
  3. 3 place of origin
  4. 4 local (product)
原始
yuán shǐ
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 original
  3. 3 primitive
  4. 4 original (document etc)
原料
yuán liào
  1. 1 raw material
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
原有
yuán yǒu
  1. 1 original
  2. 2 former
原本
yuán běn
  1. 1 originally
  2. 2 original
原油
yuán yóu
  1. 1 crude oil
原理
yuán lǐ
  1. 1 principle
  2. 2 theory
原装
yuán zhuāng
  1. 1 genuine
  2. 2 intact in original packaging (not locally assembled and packaged)

Idioms (17)

一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
  1. 1 a new year begins (idiom)
原封不动
yuán fēng bù dòng
  1. 1 sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed
  2. 2 untouched
原形毕露
yuán xíng bì lù
  1. 1 original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
问鼎中原
wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
  1. 1 to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
善始善终
shàn shǐ shàn zhōng
  1. 1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
  2. 2 to carry things through
  3. 3 I started, so I'll finish.
报本反始
bào běn fǎn shǐ
  1. 1 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
始作俑者
shǐ zuò yǒng zhě
  1. 1 lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the originator of an evil practice
始料未及
shǐ liào wèi jí
  1. 1 not expected at the outset (idiom)
  2. 2 unforeseen
  3. 3 to be surprised by the turn of events
始终如一
shǐ zhōng rú yī
  1. 1 unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
星星之火，可以燎原
xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán
  1. 1 a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
有始有终
yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng
  1. 1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
  2. 2 to carry things through
  3. 3 I started, so I'll finish.
有始无终
yǒu shǐ wú zhōng
  1. 1 to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
  2. 2 lack of sticking power
  3. 3 short attention span
略迹原情
lu:è jì yuán qíng
  1. 1 to overlook past faults (idiom); to forgive and forget
终而复始
zhōng ér fù shǐ
  1. 1 lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle
自始至终
zì shǐ zhì zhōng
  1. 1 from start to finish (idiom)
逐鹿中原
zhú lù Zhōng yuán
  1. 1 lit. hunting deer in the Central Plain (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to attempt to seize the throne
周而复始
zhōu ér fù shǐ
  1. 1 lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles
  2. 2 the wheel comes full circle

Sample Sentences

但是我们总要有个道德底线吧？现在，色情内容都斗胆叫自己是艺术了。那以后还不回归原始社会，个个都光着身子逛大街了？
dànshì wǒmen zǒngyào yǒu ge dàodé dǐxiàn ba ？xiànzài ，sèqíng nèiróng dōu dǒudǎn jiào zìjǐ shì yìshù le 。nà yǐhòu hái bù huíguī yuánshǐ shèhuì ，gègè dōu guāngzhe shēnzi guàng dàjiē le ？
But surely we need some kind of bottom line for morality? These days, sleazy stuff has the nerve to call itself art. If we don't get back to traditional values, will everyone be walking around naked in the street?
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喔，三月底到四月初是白羊座的哦，因为是第一个星座，所以就像婴儿一样，有种原始性。
ō ，sān yuè dǐ dào sìyuè chū shì báiyángzuò de ò ，yīnwèi shì dì yī ge xīngzuò ，suǒyǐ jiù xiàng yīngér yīyàng ，yǒu zhǒng yuánshǐ xìng 。
Oh, the end of March and the start of April means you are Aries. Because it is the first horoscope, so, like an infant, you have a primal nature.
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这个展厅展示的都是原始社会的文物，有好多跟性有关的泥塑。
zhè ge zhǎntīng zhǎnshì de dōu shì yuánshǐshèhuì de wénwù ，yǒu hǎo duō gēn xìng yǒuguān de nísù 。
In this hall are displayed artifacts from primitive societies, and lots of them are sex-related clay items.
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