原始
yuán​shǐ HSK5

original

yuán​shǐ original
  1. 原 yuán adjective
    original
    (bound form) original; primary; former
  2. 始 shǐ nounadverb
    beginning
    (bound form) the beginning; the start; the origin

yuán​shǐ primitive
  1. 原 yuán adjective
    original
    (bound form) original; primary; former
  2. 始 shǐ adjective
    initial
    (bound form) earliest; first; initial

yuán​shǐ trace back
  1. 原 yuán
    to trace
    (literary) to trace back to a source; to investigate the root cause
  2. 始 shǐ verb
    to begin
    (bound form) to begin; to start; to initiate