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原始

original

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

yuan2shi3 • yuánshǐ

Meaning

Primary

original

Alternatives

firsthand, primitive

Mnemonic

原始 Original refers to something that is 原 original in the sense that it hasn't changed since it first 始 started existing.

Usage

原始 记录

original record

原始 史料

original historical data

原始 资料

original sources

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