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原始

yuán shǐ · yuan shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. first
  2. original
  3. primitive
  4. original (document etc)
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0:23 cartoon

No signal there

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)看(kàn)了(le)一个(yīgè)原始(yuánshǐ)森林(sēnlín)的(de)纪录片(jìlùpiàn)。

    Yesterday I watched a documentary about a primeval forest.

  2. Dengdeng

    原始(yuánshǐ)森林(sēnlín)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)？

    What is in a primeval forest?

  3. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)很(hěn)大(dà)的(de)树(shù)，还有(háiyǒu)很多(hěnduō)没(méi)见过(jiànguò)的(de)动物(dòngwù)。

    Huge trees, and many animals I have never seen.

  4. Dengdeng

    原始(yuánshǐ)森林(sēnlín)这么(zhème)好(hǎo)，我们(wǒmen)也(yě)去(qù)看看(kànkan)？

    A primeval forest sounds so great. Shall we go see it too?

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)那里(nàli)没有(méiyǒu)手机(shǒujī)信号(xìnhào)。

    Sure, but there is no phone signal there.

  6. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)信号(xìnhào)？那(nà)我(wǒ)不去(bùqù)了(le)，我(wǒ)要(yào)发(fā)朋友圈(péngyouquān)。

    No signal? Then I am not going. I want to post on social media.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)片(piàn)森(sēn)林(lín)保(bǎo)持(chí)着(zhe)原(yuán)始(shǐ)的(de)自(zì)然(rán)风(fēng)貌(mào)。

This forest retains its original natural appearance.

02

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)原(yuán)始(shǐ)文(wén)件(jiàn)保(bǎo)存(cún)好(hǎo)，不(bú)要(yào)修(xiū)改(gǎi)。

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