yuán​shǐ HSK5

primitive

原始 yuán​shǐ
primitive adjective
relating to the earliest stages in the development of something, especially human history or nature

This tribe still leads a primitive life.

original adjective
pertaining to the first form or source of something, such as documents or data

Scientists are conducting a detailed analysis of the raw data.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
12.9 per million appears in 5% of films
Written text
19.9 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 5

Sources

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