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原地

yuán dì · yuan di

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. (in) the original place
  2. the place where one currently is
  3. place of origin
  4. local (product)
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  1. Liangliang

    喂(wèi)，我(wǒ)在(zài)商场(shāngchǎng)里(lǐ)迷路(mílù)了(le)。

    Hello, I am lost in the mall.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)站(zhàn)在(zài)原地(yuándì)别(bié)动(dòng)，我(wǒ)去(qù)找(zhǎo)你(nǐ)。

    Stay where you are. I will come and find you.

  3. Liangliang

    好的(hǎode)，我(wǒ)在(zài)原地(yuándì)等(děng)你(nǐ)。

    OK, I will wait right here.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)旁边(pángbiān)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)？

    What is next to you?

  5. Liangliang

    一家(yījiā)书店(shūdiàn)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)在(zài)里面(lǐmiàn)了(le)。

    A bookshop. I am already inside it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

待(dāi)在(zài)原(yuán)地(dì)，直(zhí)到(dào)我(wǒ)找(zhǎo)到(dào)你(nǐ)。

Stay put till I get to you.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)跑(pǎo)得(de)太(tài)累(lèi)，只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)站(zhàn)在(zài)原(yuán)地(dì)休(xiū)息(xi)。

He was so tired from running that he had to stand in place and rest.

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