原形
yuán xíng
Pinyin

Definition

原形
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yuán xíng
  1. original shape
  2. true appearance (under the disguise)
  3. true character

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
原本
yuán běn
  1. 1 originally
  2. 2 original
原谅
yuán liàng
  1. 1 to excuse
  2. 2 to forgive
  3. 3 to pardon
形象
xíng xiàng
  1. 1 image
  2. 2 form
  3. 3 figure
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 visualization
  6. 6 vivid
三角形
sān jiǎo xíng
  1. 1 triangle
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
原位
yuán wèi
  1. 1 original position
  2. 2 (in) the same place
  3. 3 normal position
  4. 4 the place where one currently is
  5. 5 in situ
原先
yuán xiān
  1. 1 originally
  2. 2 original
  3. 3 former
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)
原型
yuán xíng
  1. 1 model
  2. 2 prototype
  3. 3 archetype
原始
yuán shǐ
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 original
  3. 3 primitive
  4. 4 original (document etc)
原形
yuán xíng
  1. 1 original shape
  2. 2 true appearance (under the disguise)
  3. 3 true character
原料
yuán liào
  1. 1 raw material
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
原有
yuán yǒu
  1. 1 original
  2. 2 former

Idioms (18)

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)
喜形于色
xǐ xíng yú sè
  1. 1 face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
土木形骸
tǔ mù xíng hái
  1. 1 earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
奇形怪状
qí xíng guài zhuàng
  1. 1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng
  1. 1 as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
  2. 2 closely associated with each other
  3. 3 to follow relentlessly
形同虚设
xíng tóng xū shè
  1. 1 to exist in name only
  2. 2 empty shell
  3. 3 useless (idiom)
形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào
  1. 1 with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
  2. 2 extremely sad and lonely
形影相随
xíng yǐng xiāng suí
  1. 1 lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. inseparable
怒形于色
nù xíng yú sè
  1. 1 to betray anger (idiom); fury written across one's face
放浪形骸
fàng làng xíng hái
  1. 1 to abandon all restraint (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
略迹原情
lu:è jì yuán qíng
  1. 1 to overlook past faults (idiom); to forgive and forget
相形见绌
xiāng xíng jiàn chù
  1. 1 to pale by comparison (idiom)
神劳形瘁
shén láo xíng cuì
  1. 1 to be completely drained both emotionally and physically (idiom)
自惭形秽
zì cán xíng huì
  1. 1 to feel ashamed of one's inferiority (idiom)
  2. 2 to feel inferior
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

Sample Sentences

原形毕露了吧，嗨，福布斯榜上有名又怎么样呢，没文化真可怕。知识是要内化的，现在可好，都成了快餐式文化，不求甚解。
yuánxíngbìlù le ba ，hāi ，fúbùsī bǎng shàng yǒumíng yòu zěnmeyàng ne ，méi wénhuà zhēn kěpà 。zhīshi shì yào nèihuà de ，xiànzài kě hǎo ，dōu chéng le kuàicān shì wénhuà ，bùqiúshènjiě 。
Ah, and so your true colors are emerging. Hmph, what's so great about being listed in the Forbes list. Without culture it would be really horrific. Knowledge needs to be internalized. Nowadays isn't it just great, we've almost all bought into fast-food style cultural consumption, without any attempt at a deeper understanding.
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转眼端午节到了。许仙很忐忑，但他也想知道真相，所以非要和老婆一起饮酒。白素贞只好喝了一点。她非常难受，让许仙去拿解酒药。白素贞倒在床上，现出了原形。
zhuǎnyǎn duānwǔjié dào le 。Xǔ Xiān hěn tǎntè ，dàn tā yě xiǎng zhīdào zhēnxiàng ，suǒyǐ fēiyào hé lǎopó yīqǐ yǐnjiǔ 。Bái Sùzhēn zhǐhǎo hē le yīdiǎn 。tā fēicháng nánshòu ，ràng Xǔ Xiān qù ná jiějiǔ yào 。Bái Sùzhēn dǎo zài chuáng shàng ，xiàn chū le yuánxíng 。
In a flash, Dragon Boat Festival arrived. Xu Xian was very troubled, but he still wanted to know the truth, so he had to drink with his wife. Bai Suzhen only needed to drink a little bit. She felt extremely terrible and asked Xu Xian to get her some medicine to deal with the effects of the alcohol. Bai Suzhen fell upon the bed and revealed her true form.
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一眨眼工夫，那团白烟便飘到了唐僧休息的地方，现出了白骨原形。
yīzhǎyǎn gōngfu ，nà tuán bái yān biàn piāo dào le Táng Sēng xiūxi de dìfang ，xiàn chū le báigǔ yuánxíng 。
In the blink of an eye, the cloud of white smoke floated to the place where Tang Seng rested and transformed back into its original skeletal form.
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